I was fortunate to meet Mr Abagnale at a nerd computer fest (ASCII) a few years ago. He was extremely humble and remorseful about his past. It was incredible to sit and hear his story from his own mouth, and see tears in his eyes and his voice tremble as he recounted the sorrow he felt about his exploits. Truly moving experience. A very genuine human being.
@@benzflynn I would surmise that actions speak louder then words, and with age comes wisdom. What you, me, or anyone else thinks or believes won't even matter to someone like that. He did what he did, he paid for it, regrets it, and now (and has been for decades) is actively working with authorities against scams and frauds. I'm really going to have to go with his actions on this. Perhaps that makes me a sucker as well?
Frank also helped to develop an Ink that doesn't wash off of security paper for checks and other security/financial documents. Along with countless other "fixes" to the banking system.
Frank also strongly recommended the Pilot G2 gel pen to sign checks and documents because the gel ink becomes part of the document and cannot be "lifted."
You have that backwards. Scam artists were always a thing and the times changes and what people will scam you about, but the whole ting his--> the guy is very smart simply. He would have faked a MIT education and put up a cryptoscam or whatever. Some would say right now we life in golden times for scammers with the internet being everywhere with endless options and a decent chunk of the population who didnt grow up with it and are particular vulnerable.
Books most generally are. I read the Godfather before I saw the movie and was a little bit disappointed by the movie. But it would have been 6 hours long or longer, had they made the movie with all the detail of the book.
Read the book a couple times in 1980 or ‘81 and absolutely loved it. Never have wanted to watch the movie. Guess I don’t want to be disappointed. I’m sure it’s probably a good adaptation. Maybe one day I’ll see it.
@@jameskemp1963 When it comes to cinema, you should never judge things as being faithful to the source. They should be taken as they are, and judged in their own light. Just as sequels should never be compared to the first movie in a series in absolute fairness everything should be isolated and given it's chance to stand on it's own. I feel that's especially true with movies based off books, I absolutely adored both the movies and books for Harry Potter and I feel they did a fantastic job cramming all the details they could into the movies. The only reason a movie won't live up to your expectations is if you already go into said movie with a nihilists mindset.
If I sneak into a highschool and take the SAT's, does that make me a highschooler? You can't break the law to become a valid lawyer. It was impressive, but literally cancels itself out morally.
If I had EVER said no, I would not be walking the next day! Dad was no nonsense military and mom was sorry I was born! I’m 71 now… luckily we have many years after 18! 🥰
He has done so much in such a short time of his teenage years, imagine if he was never caught. I’m so fascinated in his life rn I’d love to buy and read his books.
I'm so old that I actually remember seeing him on To Tell The Truth. I remember even at that time, thinking he was one of the most fascinating people I've ever seen.
Thanks, I've watched the movie several times on TV and figured there was probably more to the story than they showed (there usually is---either that, or they _changed_ a lot of the stuff). I enjoy your channel. Stay safe, everyone, and Happy New Year!
Nope. He was just a small time con man that made a career of telling stories about things he never actually did. He was in prison from 1965 to 1968 when all his major scams allegedly took place. He's a pathological liar with an otherwise average IQ.
Fun fact, Frank Abagnale Jr is actually in "catch me if you can" he plays the french police chief when DiCaprio gets arrested outside his printing shop in France.
I can't explain how much I like this man 👏 This is the kind of crime I can live with. , no murder , no violence , no drugs , no sex. Just a normal guy living the high life by being creative. Diosa approves.
@Ruberbandfan1 firstly drugs kills millions of people every year so you can’t equate that to what frank did. Secondly most likely all of the money he “stole” would have been insured by the bank so the everyday people probably didn’t loose anything. It was the big banks and corporations that footed the bill. Still a crime but nothing compared to what you mentioned.
At least the federal government/banks saw his potential and offered to side with him and gain his knowledge. So in the end, it all worked out. He might say he's not proud of what he's done, but seriously, he has to have some sort of pride. Lots of people have tried to fight the government and have ended up penniless and have been made an outcast, for less offenses!
the good thing about him he dint kill people or sell drugs or scam people out of money..he only scammed banks, and that to banks wasnt/ isnt a big loss because the central bank gives them their money back
6:56 I never thought I'd tell anyone this... But.... Once on Halloween I took two candies from a take one candy bowl.. phew thank God I got that off my chest
I thought this was Ferdinand Waldo Demara for a second. Their stories are pretty similar. Except Demara saved lives by performing surgery. It’s crazy. Like he pretended to be doctor and worked on a ship during World War II and studied medicine while posing to know what he was talking about and he remembers things so well that when the time came he could actually deliver. He was a prison warden, convent member, and doctor, none of which he was qualified for/genuine about.
Stealing brand new cars from car lots and selling them to chop shops in my early teens. I'm 40 now and still paying for the crimes I've committed back then. IT'S NOT WORTH IT KID'S!!!!!!!!! A criminal record will follow you til the day you die! 🚨🚨🚨🚨... DO NOT BREAK THE LAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CRIME DOES NOT PAY!
In Canada we have this kid named The Barefoot Bandit. He would break into a house, use their credit cards/address for books on how to fly planes etc, then go steal planes. He was Canada's catch me if you can guy. Both are equally crazy stories. You should cover him too.
Not the same Frank Abagnale didn't break into people's homes and steal from them or steal anything from people. He mostly stole from banks and conned airlines.
As if the big and rich companies actually take the hit! They pass the costs onto their customers, so all theft of the rich end up being theft of the poor. No crime is victimless. Society pays by losing trust in each other, by having our costs go up, by giving the next generation bad examples etc.
@@ChristianOne Greed is Not Good. It's sickening to see homeless when the price of bombs & billionaires rockets fuel could feed & house all. Don't hate the player, hate the game ✌️💙
Leaving his dad with around $4,000 of debt . Fleecing all the people in the banks by taking their deposits . No crime is victimless in the end . The costs always get passed to the person on the bottom of the pile .
This is exactly what I needed, something different to learn about. People are amazing even when they come up with dodgy plans. If only his ideas were legal, he would’ve been known in history as a mastermind - instead of a con artist.
Wasn't mentioned & don't know if he did it for real, but one of my favorite scenes in the movie was when he impersonated the substitute teacher....& was arranging field trips when he got caught😂
I was a homeless junkie, I was just just as addicted to boosting to support my habit. Unknowingly I used a lot of the same techniques that frank used. I'm glad I was able to get that part of my life back in order and now I use those powers for good. It feels way better to build than to steal.
This is all based on FA's book - which has been comprehensively *proven* to be false or grossly exaggerated. Sometimes the events described are even physically impossible owing to Abagnale's being in jail most of the time from 1965 to 1970.
What's so bad is that the falsehoods and exaggerations were first exposed back in the mid 70s, but the findings were only published in local papers and didn't make the national news so a lot of people never knew about it. My favorite debunking was where in the movie he meets the nurse and marries her in Louisiana. The truth is she was an airline stewardess and he basically stalked her around the country.
@@patrickmcdaniel2048 Yeah. The skunk even wrote checks from that gal's folks' check-book. And he was busted by the local cops for it. Unfortunately he didn't do any time in a chain-gang after a local lawyer portrayed him as a 'divorce victim'. TV hosts like Carson _always prefer_ entertaining liars like Abagnale to straight-up performers. The Abagnale con is essentially the mass media con: it ain't what yah say, it's the way that yah say it. Abagnale boasts that Carson planned to have the Pointer Sisters on after 10 minutes but cancelled their slot. That's Southern California values for you . . . Me, I'm more of a Pointers fan . . . _Darlin' don't say a word, cause I already heard_ _What your body's sayin' to mine_ _I'm tired of fast moves_ _I've got a slow groove_ _On my mind_ _I want a man with a slow hand_ _I want a lover with an easy touch_ _I want somebody who will spend some time_ _Not come and go in a heated rush_ _I want somebody who will understand_ _When it comes to love, I want a slow hand_
The book, "The greatest Hoax on earth, catching truth while we can" claims that most of what was written in the book "Catch me if you can" claims that the vast majority was either embellished or just made up. For instance the hospital he supposedly worked in, no who worked there at the time can remember he was there and the position that he worked on the night shift did not exist. The place he worked for as a lawyer, no one can recall him having worked there. Pan Am said that the amount that he stole with bad checks is no where near what he claims it is. It's virtually impossible to escape from a plane in the matter he describes. The prison he said he escaped from has no record of him ever having been there.
Unfortunately -- according to a new book I just read -- it appears that Franks story is almost entirely a work of fiction, that he created to make money from talks, books and of course the movie. Very little of the story he tells is true. He was never a pilot, never a lawyer, never a doctor, never worked for the FBI, or anything else he claims. It appears he did forge a few checks (badly), stole from people who trusted him, got caught several times, and spent most of the 1960's in jail. Ironically, it seems he's conned us into believing he was a master con artist! This video should be re-labelled "The UN-real story of Frank Abagnale..."
So if this is true, he scammed everyone into believing he was a master scammer, by writing a book which was turned into a movie, thus proving that he is indeed a master scammer. Either way, he wins.
This was a real story to watch after watching the movie. It’s absolutely insane how a 17 yr old was able to do all that and not get caught until years later!
*@Sandip Mandal* The narrator said Frank was 18 by the time he stopped freeriding Pan Am. So he's unusually mature-looking for 18 in that B&W photo. The one where he's wearing headphones & a co-pilot's uniform. Could've easily passed for 25. Unlike Leo DeCaprio. When he was 18, he *looked* 18. At 25 I still looked 17 & got ID'd everytime I bought wine
Frank Abagnale also lied in his book about quite a few details. He spent a couple of years in prison while he was supposedly flying around the world. Also, the drop box story was debunked in the late 70’s by a reporter at the San Francisco chronicle
I have met Frank twice. He is brilliant man and learning the personal aspects of his youth and growing up it is understandable why he did the things he did.
Frank would come into the restaurant I worked in... It was right after the movie came out, and I didn't put 2 and 2 together till a coworker told me. SUPER nice guy, super polite and charming and really nice to servers- that's how you tell what a person is REALLY like. Frank and Garth Brooks' and Trisha Yearwood's assistant coming in for take out, (then not tipping over 10%) are two of my brushes with "celebrities"...
Back in high school I took personal finance and we watched this movie during a unit about checks. In the unit we learned how to wright a check and what happens if a check gets bounced.
Great video, watching the movie I believed Abagnale was a mastermind genius yes he was very intelligent BUT I believe (thanks to this video) it was mainly his guile and minerals (balls) that gave him so much success, he was prepared to do more than the average criminal and it paid off for him (mostly).
@@busterbiloxi3833 Context matters Buddy. When I wrote that, it was not commonly known that F.A. made up everything that he had been claiming for decades to have done. Gotta say that is the most complete deception I have ever heard of.
@@nostalgio697 it’s alright not everyone has the mental capacity to sit for a few hours and pay attention to a very witty and constant evolving plot line.
They've made videos on it happening to other people. But it is very uncommon anyways, So you're lucky if you prefer The chocolate in Kit Kats, Or not if vice versa.
Actually no. He's a pathological liar and you're gullible as hell if you just take his word without fact-checking any of his claims first; that's how guys like him succeed. He was in prison between 1965 and 1968 in Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York when all his major scams allegedly took place. He just made this stuff up.
I saw the movie after seeing him on a TV interview/talk show. The movie left out some of the things you mentioned. The movie changed some of the things you mentioned. But overall it was essentially the same.
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Did anyone notice how he was morally sane despite all? Knowing when to quit when lives were in danger.
Alan C Logan investigate Frank Abagnale his story is an entire fraud .
Poacher turned gamekeeper
Journalist looking into the claims that Frank has made ALL discovered that he 100% LIED ABOUT HIS LIFE!
Go see for yourself!
U need to research the true story. He’s a scumbag
No violence, sex trafficking, or drug involvement , huh? Pretty cool.
I'll say the dude a real role model at beating the system
Not really it's pathetic
@@youmakemelaugh1797 how
@@youmakemelaugh1797 it's awesome, because normal teens don't have the courage or guts to pull that shit off.
@@arinb.9176 wouldve been easier in their days
I was fortunate to meet Mr Abagnale at a nerd computer fest (ASCII) a few years ago. He was extremely humble and remorseful about his past. It was incredible to sit and hear his story from his own mouth, and see tears in his eyes and his voice tremble as he recounted the sorrow he felt about his exploits. Truly moving experience. A very genuine human being.
Oh, Jamesy - you are some sucker !
Abagnale isn't feeling sorry for all the wrongs he did, he's laughing through his eyes at *you.*
Could both be true, I would indeed take his emotions with a few grains of salt
I sawa talk he did. Thank you, Mr. Abagnale
All an act hes a liar and a ex con
@@benzflynn I would surmise that actions speak louder then words, and with age comes wisdom. What you, me, or anyone else thinks or believes won't even matter to someone like that. He did what he did, he paid for it, regrets it, and now (and has been for decades) is actively working with authorities against scams and frauds. I'm really going to have to go with his actions on this. Perhaps that makes me a sucker as well?
Frank also helped to develop an Ink that doesn't wash off of security paper for checks and other security/financial documents. Along with countless other "fixes" to the banking system.
Yes
Like Harshad Mehta in India
Frank also strongly recommended the Pilot G2 gel pen to sign checks and documents because the gel ink becomes part of the document and cannot be "lifted."
I seen the movie
Are those claims backed by facts and evidences ?
His timing was excellent. Nowadays nobody can get away with ANYTHING.
He was very innovative and clever, his IQ must be high. He was also fearless.
You have that backwards. Scam artists were always a thing and the times changes and what people will scam you about, but the whole ting his--> the guy is very smart simply. He would have faked a MIT education and put up a cryptoscam or whatever. Some would say right now we life in golden times for scammers with the internet being everywhere with endless options and a decent chunk of the population who didnt grow up with it and are particular vulnerable.
The book "Catch me if you can" is 1000% more fascinating than the movie.
Books most generally are. I read the Godfather before I saw the movie and was a little bit disappointed by the movie. But it would have been 6 hours long or longer, had they made the movie with all the detail of the book.
@@dday7777 Yes
Doesn't take anything away from the movie.
Read the book a couple times in 1980 or ‘81 and absolutely loved it. Never have wanted to watch the movie. Guess I don’t want to be disappointed.
I’m sure it’s probably a good adaptation.
Maybe one day I’ll see it.
@@jameskemp1963 When it comes to cinema, you should never judge things as being faithful to the source. They should be taken as they are, and judged in their own light. Just as sequels should never be compared to the first movie in a series in absolute fairness everything should be isolated and given it's chance to stand on it's own. I feel that's especially true with movies based off books, I absolutely adored both the movies and books for Harry Potter and I feel they did a fantastic job cramming all the details they could into the movies. The only reason a movie won't live up to your expectations is if you already go into said movie with a nihilists mindset.
Oh my god, The old narrator is back!
The best
The channel isn’t the same without him.
I didn't even notice omg
He's never left
Idiot, he’s been back and forth with the other guy for a few months now.
he passed the bar exam. hes officially a lawyer
Genius
That says a lot about lawyers and con artists
There's thin line between lawyers and criminals.
@@norabatungbacal6636 Riiight 🌝
If I sneak into a highschool and take the SAT's, does that make me a highschooler? You can't break the law to become a valid lawyer. It was impressive, but literally cancels itself out morally.
The most rebellious thing I did was saying no to my parents.
I accidentally flipped my uncle off when he shot me with a squirt gun, my middle finger was mysteriously bleeding.
If I had EVER said no, I would not be walking the next day! Dad was no nonsense military and mom was sorry I was born! I’m 71 now… luckily we have many years after 18! 🥰
@@mwwill5465 did he abuse you? That's not funny :(
@@mwwill5465 how
He has done so much in such a short time of his teenage years, imagine if he was never caught. I’m so fascinated in his life rn I’d love to buy and read his books.
all his stories are lies my friend 🤣
man he lying you can search his REAL criminal story
FINALLY this voice is back your voice is so relaxing 😍
I read all 3 of his book they are amazing. As a joke I forged his autograph in one of the books. ;-)
Oh the irony 😅
Lol
Madlad
No knows it
If you sell the book as a real signature the law can come after you.
I'm so old that I actually remember seeing him on To Tell The Truth. I remember even at that time, thinking he was one of the most fascinating people I've ever seen.
jptop.buzz
@@БогданаСеминько-г2з seriously
I need to learn how to stop pressing links.
@@speed2308 what is It? I don't Want to click it
@@speed2308 I wish that it was a rickroll now give me bleach to cleans my eyes and brain
Thanks, I've watched the movie several times on TV and figured there was probably more to the story than they showed (there usually is---either that, or they _changed_ a lot of the stuff). I enjoy your channel. Stay safe, everyone, and Happy New Year!
This guy was what you can call a real life genius... Very impressive, very clever, very smart,... Just overall one of a kind.
Nope. He was just a small time con man that made a career of telling stories about things he never actually did. He was in prison from 1965 to 1968 when all his major scams allegedly took place. He's a pathological liar with an otherwise average IQ.
I used to see “ABAGNALE & ASSOCIATES” on my checks and wondered what it meant now I know, haha.
Fun fact, Frank Abagnale Jr is actually in "catch me if you can" he plays the french police chief when DiCaprio gets arrested outside his printing shop in France.
I can't explain how much I like this man 👏 This is the kind of crime I can live with. , no murder , no violence , no drugs , no sex. Just a normal guy living the high life by being creative. Diosa approves.
That's what he's admitted. It was just luck that the baby or the people that were robbed didn't die, maybe some did.
He stole massive amounts of money from people who most likely desperately needed that money.. That to me is far worse than drugs or prostitution.
@Ruberbandfan1 firstly drugs kills millions of people every year so you can’t equate that to what frank did. Secondly most likely all of the money he “stole” would have been insured by the bank so the everyday people probably didn’t loose anything. It was the big banks and corporations that footed the bill. Still a crime but nothing compared to what you mentioned.
his story is a total fraud , he never did any of those things .Alan C Logan investigated his story and it is total bull.
He steal someone else's money and u r respecting him for tht.. really🤨
You've ya guys ur topics are so interesting.
At least the federal government/banks saw his potential and offered to side with him and gain his knowledge. So in the end, it all worked out. He might say he's not proud of what he's done, but seriously, he has to have some sort of pride. Lots of people have tried to fight the government and have ended up penniless and have been made an outcast, for less offenses!
the good thing about him he dint kill people or sell drugs or scam people out of money..he only scammed banks, and that to banks wasnt/ isnt a big loss because the central bank gives them their money back
He is still a con.
I love the cheeky way the narrators on this channel remind us to hit the like button it’s great.
Yay good to have you back
6:56 I never thought I'd tell anyone this... But.... Once on Halloween I took two candies from a take one candy bowl.. phew thank God I got that off my chest
I love your channel and have a belated Merry Christmas
I thought this was Ferdinand Waldo Demara for a second.
Their stories are pretty similar.
Except Demara saved lives by performing surgery. It’s crazy. Like he pretended to be doctor and worked on a ship during World War II and studied medicine while posing to know what he was talking about and he remembers things so well that when the time came he could actually deliver.
He was a prison warden, convent member, and doctor, none of which he was qualified for/genuine about.
Stealing brand new cars from car lots and selling them to chop shops in my early teens. I'm 40 now and still paying for the crimes I've committed back then. IT'S NOT WORTH IT KID'S!!!!!!!!! A criminal record will follow you til the day you die! 🚨🚨🚨🚨... DO NOT BREAK THE LAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CRIME DOES NOT PAY!
Thank you for the advice 💙
narcos doesn't agree with you
Tell that to Wall Street.
@@teslah6794 Well, i don't agree with narcos! 🙈🙉🙊🙈🙉🙊
and yet ur in mobile and don’t have good grammar (i do agree though)
Thank you as always for the content I appreciate it ❤❤❤❤❤❤👌👌
In Canada we have this kid named The Barefoot Bandit.
He would break into a house, use their credit cards/address for books on how to fly planes etc, then go steal planes.
He was Canada's catch me if you can guy. Both are equally crazy stories. You should cover him too.
yeah yeah all the states have a clever crook like frank, hes jjust the most famous because of talk shows and then the movie.
@@meesalikeu Canada is not a state.
Not the same Frank Abagnale didn't break into people's homes and steal from them or steal anything from people. He mostly stole from banks and conned airlines.
I read his book with amazement, this guy always found a way to succeed. Frank was the best ever.
I've never been impressed with doctors, but passing lsat without college (& 250k debt) impressive. It's not as if he hurt anyone, Robin Hood-ish
As if the big and rich companies actually take the hit! They pass the costs onto their customers, so all theft of the rich end up being theft of the poor. No crime is victimless. Society pays by losing trust in each other, by having our costs go up, by giving the next generation bad examples etc.
@@ChristianOne Greed is Not Good. It's sickening to see homeless when the price of bombs & billionaires rockets fuel could feed & house all. Don't hate the player, hate the game ✌️💙
He probably got a lot of people fired from their jobs.
Leaving his dad with around $4,000 of debt . Fleecing all the people in the banks by taking their deposits . No crime is victimless in the end . The costs always get passed to the person on the bottom of the pile .
He has scammed small business and individuals. His claims are mostly lies.
There is no robin hood there, just a parasite.
This is exactly what I needed, something different to learn about. People are amazing even when they come up with dodgy plans. If only his ideas were legal, he would’ve been known in history as a mastermind - instead of a con artist.
Wasn't mentioned & don't know if he did it for real, but one of my favorite scenes in the movie was when he impersonated the substitute teacher....& was arranging field trips when he got caught😂
I haven't watched the movie but I have read the novel.
He made me realized that being young doesn't hinder you on doing awesome crazy things😅😍
I was a homeless junkie, I was just just as addicted to boosting to support my habit. Unknowingly I used a lot of the same techniques that frank used. I'm glad I was able to get that part of my life back in order and now I use those powers for good. It feels way better to build than to steal.
But he really went the good route in all ways in the end..i like..
He's what we called 50 years ago, a "sneaky little shit."
This was amazing story telling! Hats off!
Still watching the film till now. Amazing
This is all based on FA's book - which has been comprehensively *proven* to be false or grossly exaggerated. Sometimes the events described are even physically impossible owing to Abagnale's being in jail most of the time from 1965 to 1970.
What's so bad is that the falsehoods and exaggerations were first exposed back in the mid 70s, but the findings were only published in local papers and didn't make the national news so a lot of people never knew about it. My favorite debunking was where in the movie he meets the nurse and marries her in Louisiana. The truth is she was an airline stewardess and he basically stalked her around the country.
@@patrickmcdaniel2048 Yeah. The skunk even wrote checks from that gal's folks' check-book. And he was busted by the local cops for it. Unfortunately he didn't do any time in a chain-gang after a local lawyer portrayed him as a 'divorce victim'.
TV hosts like Carson _always prefer_ entertaining liars like Abagnale to straight-up performers. The Abagnale con is essentially the mass media con: it ain't what yah say, it's the way that yah say it. Abagnale boasts that Carson planned to have the Pointer Sisters on after 10 minutes but cancelled their slot. That's Southern California values for you . . .
Me, I'm more of a Pointers fan . . .
_Darlin' don't say a word, cause I already heard_
_What your body's sayin' to mine_
_I'm tired of fast moves_
_I've got a slow groove_
_On my mind_
_I want a man with a slow hand_
_I want a lover with an easy touch_
_I want somebody who will spend some time_
_Not come and go in a heated rush_
_I want somebody who will understand_
_When it comes to love, I want a slow hand_
Yes, this video is such BS. There's a book published a year ago? by an Alan Logan? that debunks SO much of this.
@@patrickmcdaniel2048 as she says. I don’t believe it. And think she just said that to save herself from backlash etc.
He might not be proud of himself, but many are proud of him!
One of my favorite movies. I know you can’t cover everything in a movie but I was surprised about some of the other things he did.
The book, "The greatest Hoax on earth, catching truth while we can" claims that most of what was written in the book "Catch me if you can" claims that the vast majority was either
embellished or just made up.
For instance the hospital he supposedly worked in, no who worked there at the time can remember he was there and the position that he worked on the night shift did not exist.
The place he worked for as a lawyer, no one can recall him having worked there.
Pan Am said that the amount that he stole with bad checks is no where near what he claims it is.
It's virtually impossible to escape from a plane in the matter he describes.
The prison he said he escaped from has no record of him ever having been there.
Unfortunately -- according to a new book I just read -- it appears that Franks story is almost entirely a work of fiction, that he created to make money from talks, books and of course the movie. Very little of the story he tells is true.
He was never a pilot, never a lawyer, never a doctor, never worked for the FBI, or anything else he claims. It appears he did forge a few checks (badly), stole from people who trusted him, got caught several times, and spent most of the 1960's in jail. Ironically, it seems he's conned us into believing he was a master con artist!
This video should be re-labelled "The UN-real story of Frank Abagnale..."
So if this is true, he scammed everyone into believing he was a master scammer, by writing a book which was turned into a movie, thus proving that he is indeed a master scammer. Either way, he wins.
Yes - that appears to be the case. Compulsive liars rarely really change - they just get a bit more wary 😕
On a separate note - LOVE the username 🙂
Love ur videos keep ot going
Liked and subscribed love your channel the way you put these videos together is great
This was a real story to watch after watching the movie. It’s absolutely insane how a 17 yr old was able to do all that and not get caught until years later!
Be Amazed, you have gave me a lot of knowledge about a lot of different subjects. Thank you. Keep doing what you're doing.
He took the words “fake it till you make it” literally
He looks like the younger version of Tom cruise
jptop.buzz
Sounds like a scam bot don’t click the link it’s suspicious
*@Sandip Mandal* The narrator said Frank was 18 by the time he stopped freeriding Pan Am. So he's unusually mature-looking for 18 in that B&W photo. The one where he's wearing headphones & a co-pilot's uniform. Could've easily passed for 25. Unlike Leo DeCaprio. When he was 18, he *looked* 18. At 25 I still looked 17 & got ID'd everytime I bought wine
Loved the movie! His story is truly AMAZING! Thanks for the actual true facts, so cool!
But his stories aren’t true
There's a compelling motivational speech Frank Abagnale gave that's on RUclips that is worth checking out.
Frank Abagnale also lied in his book about quite a few details. He spent a couple of years in prison while he was supposedly flying around the world. Also, the drop box story was debunked in the late 70’s by a reporter at the San Francisco chronicle
A liar will always be a liar.
@@malehlohonolo8463 true and It's funny at the same time.
90% of his stories are lies. He conned his way to the Johnny Carson show. That’s when he was first called out on his bullshit
I have met Frank twice. He is brilliant man and learning the personal aspects of his youth and growing up it is understandable why he did the things he did.
Frank would come into the restaurant I worked in... It was right after the movie came out, and I didn't put 2 and 2 together till a coworker told me. SUPER nice guy, super polite and charming and really nice to servers- that's how you tell what a person is REALLY like. Frank and Garth Brooks' and Trisha Yearwood's assistant coming in for take out, (then not tipping over 10%) are two of my brushes with "celebrities"...
Back in high school I took personal finance and we watched this movie during a unit about checks. In the unit we learned how to wright a check and what happens if a check gets bounced.
I actually had the movie on VHF and then eventually now I bought it on DVD. I really like the movie I have seen it several times
Sound like me trying to get something out of the kitchen at night
You need to do a more through investigation on Frank Abagnale. The bathroom escape was only in the movie he really escaped where food was prepared.
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SO HAPPYYYYY
You need to update this. His biggest con was lying about his cons. He was in jail most of his teen years. Dig deeper.
Great video, watching the movie I believed Abagnale was a mastermind genius yes he was very intelligent BUT I believe (thanks to this video) it was mainly his guile and minerals (balls) that gave him so much success, he was prepared to do more than the average criminal and it paid off for him (mostly).
Wowza Narrator now you’ve really amazed me
Great to hear your voice. I confess I don’t watch the videos with the other narrator. 🥺♥️🦋
This is what pretty much exactly happened in the movie...
Fr just more tiny details
The real Jarad “The Pretender”😂
Wow… just wow!
He didn't fake being a lawyer. He passed the bar.
Did not.
@@busterbiloxi3833 Context matters Buddy. When I wrote that, it was not commonly known that F.A. made up everything that he had been claiming for decades to have done. Gotta say that is the most complete deception I have ever heard of.
I've heard that Abignale embellished all that he had done. In other words he has lied about the things that he had faked.
Yup. It seems once a liar, always a liar.
To be honest, this video is way more entertaining than the movie itself..
be honest did you actually watch the movie though?
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@@zp7741 Yep, i did three times at least. And still this video more entertaining.. Sorry 🙏
@@nostalgio697 it’s alright not everyone has the mental capacity to sit for a few hours and pay attention to a very witty and constant evolving plot line.
As a French i am proud of Franck
😅🇨🇵 Bravo! Bravo!
I read his book about 20 years before the movie (or more). I recommend you read the book.
I think they this would be a good story. I was opening my Kit Kat and I saw that it was fully chocolate.
They've made videos on it happening to other people.
But it is very uncommon anyways, So you're lucky if you prefer The chocolate in Kit Kats, Or not if vice versa.
Correction, It's Charleston, South Carolina, NOT California 17:27
One thing I know for sure is true about Frank is that he is a genius
Actually no. He's a pathological liar and you're gullible as hell if you just take his word without fact-checking any of his claims first; that's how guys like him succeed. He was in prison between 1965 and 1968 in Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York when all his major scams allegedly took place. He just made this stuff up.
I haven’t seen the movie but I’ve seen the musical twice and I found this hole story Very fascinating
There’s a musical?!
You voice is awesome if you were my teacher I wouldn't fail any of your subjects.
At 7:23 I heard “f*cking over blank miles”
Me too
XD
Need to see this film now!
My first boss once told me: To go far in life all you need is a really good line of bullsh*t.
Are there any other sources to this video then Franks retellings, which could be entirely fictional?
Look up Alan Logan and his book on Frank from... a year ago?
There's so much BS in both this video and in Frank 😕
I loved the movie Catch Me if you Can.
Now I want to watch the movie and read the book.
From the age of 18-21 he was in jail.
One in a billion! Bow to your genius.
Yo this man is the best impostor I’ve ever seen. And I thought CORPSE was good
7:20 - How is this guy 16 to 21 years old? That's crazy.
I love youre videos dude
So inspiring.
Nice Easter egg at the end brother LOL it looks like Jason Bateman is his son hahaha wouldn't that be something huh?
I saw the movie after seeing him on a TV interview/talk show. The movie left out some of the things you mentioned. The movie changed some of the things you mentioned. But overall it was essentially the same.
Read the Wikipedia article on Frank. Most of these stories about his cons are fraudulent. He has been conning us about his life for almost 50 years.
I was a master signature forger in school. So everyone came to me to fake anything requiring their parents signature 🤣
Props to you for getting the VC10 right :-D
Hi awesome video
This is outdated. Look it up. A whole new twist.
What an adventure. He got balls of steel than most of us
Wow, You found me from this comment section, you are wonderful.
Cool
I knew it all along, I have read book about it and I would recommend everyone it
Name of book..pleeze
A legend🙌🏽
Yay love this narrator