Frank William Abagnale, Jr. foi um falsificador de cheques e impostor estado-unidense por cinco anos na década de 1960. Atualmente preside a Abagnale and Associates, uma empresa de consultoria contra fraudes financeiras. Sua história de vida serviu de inspiração para o filme Catch Me If You Can , baseado em sua biografia não oficial de mesmo nome.
“If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been 'Catch Me In Two Days'.”
When asked his opinion of the Killian memos. <br class="br"> Frank Abagnale Jr. - Biography http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646/bio, Internet Movie Database, accessed 2008-10-12
Fonte: Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
“What I did in my youth is hundreds of times easier today. Technology breeds crime.”
Frank Abagnale on how easy it is with modern technology to commit fraud <br class="br"> Frank Abagnale Jr. - Biography http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646/bio, Internet Movie Database, accessed 2008-10-12
Fonte: Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, 2002, Ch.1 Pg.4(a), Ch.1 Pg. 11(b),Back cover(c), Ch.6 Pg.116(d)
Fonte: Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, 2002, Ch.1 Pg.4(a), Ch.1 Pg. 11(b),Back cover(c), Ch.6 Pg.116(d)
Variante: I stole every nickel, dime and dollar and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and bask on all the worlds most famous beaches.
Fonte: Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, 2002, Ch.1 Pg.4(a), Ch.1 Pg. 11(b),Back cover(c), Ch.6 Pg.116(d)
“Remember what being an adult is: It has nothing to do with money or awards.”
Frank Abagnale, Abagnale & Associates http://www.abagnale.com/news102006.asp Abagnale & Associates Website, accessed 2008-10-12
Fonte: Catch Me if You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, 2002, Ch.1 Pg.4(a), Ch.1 Pg. 11(b),Back cover(c), Ch.6 Pg.116(d)
Steven Spielberg Abagnale & Associates - Home, 2008-10-12, Webmaster, Abagnale & Associates http://www.abagnale.com/index2.asp,
Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of Catch Me if You Can <br class="br"> Leonardo DiCaprio Catch Me if You Can Interview, 2008-10-12, Alec Cawthorne, 2003-01-16, BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/01/16/leonardo_dicaprio_catch_me_if_you_can_interview.shtml,
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