Franc William Abagnale, Jr. (* 24 April 1948 in the Bronx, New York town center, N.Y., the USA) is as Hochstapler and cheque cheats toward end of the 1960er and at the beginning of the 1970er years admits become.

Against many wrong statements it was never according to own statement on "most wanted "- the list FBI. Quotation: "I which never on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted cunning as this is reserved for very violent criminals who float A threat tons society. "(Source). Still before its 21. Lebensjahr came he on a booty of approximately 2.5 million US Dollar. It spent the money to a large extent on luxury goods; as a Hochstapler he among other things successfully tried as copilot, physician and an attorney.

For its Betrugsdelikte Abagnale sat in France and Sweden five years in the prison. After it had been seized and condemned also in the USA, Abagnale served only one part of its twelve-year-old boys punishment, became released then however under certain probation editions again: By directing its abilities among other things in favor of FBI in a legal direction, it is in the meantime one the most well-known experts of the USA. Its enterprise Abagnale & Associates advises various banks, airlines, hotels and other enterprises particularly in things cheque fraud.

Its life was filmed under the title Catch ME If You CAN von Steven play mountain, in whose film script it participated. The role of Abagnales plays Leonardo DiCaprio. Its opponent of the FBI is embodied by Tom Hanks.

Bibliography

• Franc W. Abagnale, Jr. and Stan talking thing: Catch ME if you CAN: the amazing true story OF the youngest and daring con one most into the history OF fun and profit. New York: Broadway Books, 2000, ISBN 0767905385
• Franc W. Abagnale, Jr. and Stan talking thing: Catch ME if you CAN: the true history of an ingenious deception. Heyne publishing house, 2003, ISBN 3453188713
• Franc W. Abagnale, Jr.: The kind OF the Steal: How ton of protect Yourself and Your Business from Fraud, America's #1 Crime. New York: Broadway Books, 2002, ISBN 0767906845

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