Frank Abagnale: The art of cheating

He ran away from home when he was only 15 years old. And before he set foot at the age of 21, he became a millionaire. In that short time, he has sometimes been a college professor, sometimes a doctor, sometimes a pilot, sometimes a lawyer, and at least once an FBI detective himself!

He has forged checks in each of the 50 US states. This art of cheating was so fascinating that Steven Spielberg made a movie about him. The name of that timeless super hit movie is ‘Catch Me If You Can’. And in it, Leonardo DiCaprio has played the role of his character! However, his real-life was no less thrilling than the movie. He is Frank Abagnale, one of the world’s best fraudsters who has established himself as an FBI security adviser.

The man’s full name is Frank William Abagnale Jr. He was born in 1946 in New York. One of the best fraudsters in the world became the owner of 2.5 million US dollars only through check fraud! And there are other deceptions. He had to change his identity at least six times in order to cheat, including Airlines Pilots, Doctors, Lawyers — nothing was left out! He did all this before his 21st birthday! And this fraudster once became an advisor to the FBI!