Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale

Keith said, 'We walked away with a sick feeling that we and those students were sold a bill of worthless goods.' Keith grew suspicious of the former conman’s story as it had incorrect 'technical information regarding bad checks.' During his time as a con artist, Abagnale claims that he impersonated a pilot among others.ĭuring one of his speaking engagements, Abagnale’s story caught the attention of Jim Keith, a security manager at JC Penney in St. The former conman became an advisor for the FBI on fraud prevention and cybercrime. According to a source who investigated Abagnale, much of the conman’s story was 'inaccurate, misleading, exaggerated or totally false.'Ībagnale turned his life around after being arrested and sent to prison. He also said that he cashed in an estimated $2.5 million in forged cheques during his time as a conman.Ī New York Post report suggests that Abagnale lied about his exploits to gain media attention. Abagnale claimed that he impersonated a pilot, doctor, lawyer, and professor during his younger days. A new report suggests that much of Frank Abagnale Jr.'s story was embellished.įrank Abagnale Jr., the master con artist whose life story was the basis of the critically acclaimed movie, may have lied about the crimes he wrote about in his memoir.

Unfortunately, while the protagonist of the movie and the book was real, sources now say that the reformed conman lied about his story. The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was based on the semi-autobiographical book of the same name. Catch Me If You Can is a biographical crime comedy movie about the exploits of a master con artist during the 1960s.

Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale