Frank William Abagnale, Jr., né le 27 avril 1948, est un ancien faussaire, reconverti consultant en sécurité, américain. Il devint célèbre dans les années 1960 à 16 ans pour avoir utilisé des chèques falsifiés afin de voyager aux frais de la Pan American World Airways. Il voyagea ainsi à travers 26 pays avant d'avoir atteint l'âge de 19 ans.
Son histoire inspira le film Arrête-moi si tu peux, ainsi qu'une comédie musicale du même nom , basés sur sa biographie. Ces œuvres ne constituent pas, à proprement parler, une biographie relatant des faits authentiques, mais seraient plutôt une narration fantaisiste de ses principaux exploits de jeunesse. Il travaille actuellement comme consultant en matière de lutte contre la fraude au sein de sa compagnie, la Abagnale and Associates.
“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.
Frank Abagnale Jr. - Biography http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646/bio, Internet Movie Database, accessed 2008-10-12
Source: 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
Frank Abagnale Jr. - Biography http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007646/bio, Internet Movie Database, accessed 2008-10-12
Source: 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)
Source: 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.
Source: 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
Source: 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
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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