#9019
Mentioned in 3 episodes

Catch Me If You Can

Book • 1980
This book is a memoir of Frank Abagnale Jr.'s years of crime, filled with daring escapades, humorous situations, and outlandish lies.

Abagnale, who never finished high school, managed to impersonate an airline pilot, a pediatrician, a lawyer, and other professionals, cashing over $2.

5 million in forged checks.

The book chronicles his life on the run, his arrests, and his eventual capture.

After serving time, Abagnale turned his life around and became a world-renowned authority on counterfeiting and document security, working with the FBI's Financial Crimes Unit.

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Mentioned in 3 episodes

Mentioned by
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Walter Kirn
when discussing con artists and their use of uniforms to project authority.
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Lex Fridman
after listening to Jordan Harbinger's interview with the author.
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#104 – David Patterson: Computer Architecture and Data Storage
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Sam Parr
after watching the movie, expressing fascination with the scheming and techniques used.
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Andrew Kostin
when recalling a movie about a person who impersonated a PanAm pilot.
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David Resnick
in relation to a true story about an international swindler.
David Resnick, "Empowered or Abused: The Bible's Plan to Stop Battlefield Rape and Reduce Sexual Abuse" (BfoT, 2025)
Mentioned by Matt Cox as the basis for the movie "Catch Me If You Can", and discussed by
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Javier Leiva
and Matt Cox regarding its factual accuracy.
Frank Abagnale’s Lies Revealed | The Real Story Behind ‘Catch Me If You Can
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Blair Zoń
as his bestselling book detailing his life as a con man.
The Con Man’s Con: Frank Abagnale | Multi Level Mondays

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