Catch Me If You Can: The Real Story with Frank Abagnale

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 217

  • @faizaankhan8534
    @faizaankhan8534 5 лет назад +143

    Frank is so private that literally all his speeches about his story are 98% same, the words, the speech delivery and the mannerism too! Almost like as if he has a script ready whenever he's asked to speak about his life. Such a master at illusions even now.

    • @fabiofabio9074
      @fabiofabio9074 4 года назад +17

      You are right! It's like a written book...I was listening to the speech he did at Google in 2018....exactly the same!

    • @clinton.p.jordan3721
      @clinton.p.jordan3721 3 года назад

      Not that it matters but if it ever did I would love to "join"

    • @haydenahn8776
      @haydenahn8776 3 года назад +10

      He might have had to tell the same story for like a thousand times, he must have internalized his whole speech in his brain.

    • @thanosprime6603
      @thanosprime6603 3 года назад +2

      FACTS

    • @raymondlancaster3355
      @raymondlancaster3355 3 года назад +16

      You have seen duped. He is a fraud. Read “the greatest Hoax on earth.”

  • @peter5.056
    @peter5.056 Год назад +21

    The irony is, of course, that he wasn't a great conman in the 60s and 70s, but eventually became the one he always wanted to be, the one you see right here.

    • @peternagy-im4be
      @peternagy-im4be Год назад +6

      He never actually did most of what he claims.

    • @peter5.056
      @peter5.056 Год назад +6

      @@peternagy-im4be that's what i'm saying

    • @Nick-gq2iy
      @Nick-gq2iy 6 месяцев назад

      Loves the thrill of the con! He probably thinks we are all stupid! I had an adoptive brother like this!

    • @lesliekerman4222
      @lesliekerman4222 5 месяцев назад

      That still doesn't defend him. He targeted mostly individuals and small businesses, ruined many family's lives including he's ex gf's. He also conducted close physical examinations by pretending to be a pilot and going into a school to hire flight attendants (so that part is real, but he didn't manage to actually take them to fly anywhere)

    • @Nick-gq2iy
      @Nick-gq2iy 5 месяцев назад

      @@peternagy-im4be you’re right! I had to be shown when someone confronted him with evidence that he was in jail during many of these claims, then he was backpedaling pretty fast saying he didn’t write the book, etc. SMH. Glad I saw the truth.

  • @Solitude47152
    @Solitude47152 3 года назад +13

    In the new book out, it says he never paid back restitution ordered. I knew it.

  • @svogel186
    @svogel186 2 года назад +23

    Google just added a disclaimer to their Google Talk video with Frank. It's their way of saying he's a liar. All videos of Frank Abagnale talking about his past should start with similar disclaimers.

    • @Musicman3832
      @Musicman3832 Год назад +1

      True.

    • @Musicman3832
      @Musicman3832 Год назад

      I am shocked that he was able to fool so many people. People at that time were more honest so he was more believable I guess.

    • @svogel186
      @svogel186 Год назад +1

      @@Musicman3832 What is more shocking is that many companies are still being fooled by him or don't care that he is a pathological liar. For example, ThreatAdvice put up a new video with him 3 months ago. The video was taped on Jan. 6th.

    • @jjwhy321y3
      @jjwhy321y3 Год назад +3

      He spent most of teens in jail. Not wooing stewardesses everywhere and duping pilots. I'd guess he forgot to tell Steven Spielberg.

  • @DWDAmateur
    @DWDAmateur 11 месяцев назад +10

    It's fun to come back now, with the realization that this whole story is likely BS and he was still conning till the day he died.

    • @josh24441
      @josh24441 9 месяцев назад +1

      He’s still alive

    • @DWDAmateur
      @DWDAmateur 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@josh24441 Apologies, I owe a retraction on that. Must have had some Mandella effect concept going on - I swear I thought he passed.

  • @TidePrideMan
    @TidePrideMan Год назад +9

    Its amazing how this guy has always conned people and he is still doing that by giving speeches with all lies being told and people paying yo hear his lies.

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 9 месяцев назад

      I know Alan C Logan outed Frank Abagnale .

  • @73Shakes
    @73Shakes 4 года назад +8

    Ive heard this same story several times and it just gets better and better each time.

    • @josephforest7605
      @josephforest7605 3 года назад

      I thought so to , until I checked him out on Wikipedia , it is all lies he never did any of those things . He is nothing more than a petty thief , that even stole from a children's camp.

    • @phililpb
      @phililpb 2 года назад +3

      @@josephforest7605 yep. it seems he passed stolen blank checks for small amounts and got caught and arrested multiple times. he did pose as a pilot at some college campuses (not at the airports) but there is little evidence to back up any of his other stories

  • @thedavecorp
    @thedavecorp 3 года назад +8

    STARTS 3:45

  • @ArmyofLove
    @ArmyofLove 3 года назад +6

    Thank you for sharing, you have spoken to my ego which needs to die, I need to appreciate what I have and who I am. Thank you again for speaking from the heart.

  • @jackcgrahamm
    @jackcgrahamm 3 года назад +6

    What a greatly empowering man. Dedicated to nothing else but providing for his family and lives with his actions every day. Fascinating case of a criminal turned productive member of society.

    • @Bionicleforever
      @Bionicleforever 2 года назад +2

      Criminal to conning in a technically legal way

    • @rudolphguarnacci197
      @rudolphguarnacci197 2 года назад

      @@Bionicleforever
      Sure.

    • @kendallandrews8691
      @kendallandrews8691 2 года назад +9

      Lol he lied about his story. His biggest con was convincing people he was a great conman

    • @a_lucientes
      @a_lucientes Год назад

      Read The Greatest Hoax on Earth Catching Truth, While We Can by Logan. This guy should be in prison. He robbed his loved ones. He's a seedy and scammy as they comes/

  • @rapunzelz5520
    @rapunzelz5520 Год назад +2

    Well I was in for a shock. Abagnale is a conman, no kidding. Alan Lane's book The Greatest Hoax on Earth documents and proves that Frank Abagnale did not pull off the masterful feats of deceit that he claims. He couldnt have. He was in and out of jail for crimes all through the years when he was supposedly this cast of characters. You tuber Javier Leiva has a series that exposes Abagnale as well. Hes a conman, just not the kind we thought. But it did make for a great movie.

  • @ilmseed8200
    @ilmseed8200 3 года назад +6

    Im not convinced by his comments about it being immoral, I'm sure Frank enjoyed his adventurous times as a pilot, doctor and lawyer. You don't have to steal to survive.

    • @phililpb
      @phililpb 2 года назад +8

      it seems most of his stories are either exaggerated or completely fake.

    • @thewkovacs316
      @thewkovacs316 2 года назад +6

      but none of it ever happened

    • @rudolphguarnacci197
      @rudolphguarnacci197 2 года назад

      @@phililpb
      What are you basing you conclusion on? A gut feeling? Apparently.

    • @phililpb
      @phililpb 2 года назад +6

      @@rudolphguarnacci197 evidence uncovered by Alan C Logan

    • @Roy-mk9zl
      @Roy-mk9zl 2 года назад

      @@phililpb Did you read the book? The evidence is contradicting. Alan didn't do a proper research.

  • @artnation1235
    @artnation1235 Год назад +4

    Dude I'm actually disgusted, his story is nothing like his Wikipedia page

  • @charlesroof7121
    @charlesroof7121 Год назад

    I have received the scam phone call about my grandson. He described it perfectly. His Q-A session is good information. Those of you who find his testimony incredulous seem to not hear his perspective. Their harsh response seem disingenuous.

    • @garylillich
      @garylillich 10 месяцев назад

      Good to check out what Paula Parks and Mark Ziegler have to say on this.

  • @hannibal9948
    @hannibal9948 4 года назад +30

    “I am not smart or genius”, OK
    study the Law and pass the bar exam in 2 weeks . Technically speaking you are VERY smart not only smart

    • @BloxStarzLifestyle
      @BloxStarzLifestyle 3 года назад

      Ya almost being to humble with that statement he made if being to humble was a thing that over the line LOL

    • @pianofry1138
      @pianofry1138 3 года назад +1

      @@HackedGoat I I'm still going to say he was humble. That can't have been that easy to do when it usually entails years of training.

    • @Flowergurl2000
      @Flowergurl2000 3 года назад +1

      Smart people do not need to brag about it, they just do it!!

    • @josephforest7605
      @josephforest7605 3 года назад +8

      Sorry everybody check out his Wikipedia story , he never did it , he was nothing but a petty thief , it never happened .When asked to describe what the people looked like , at the attorney generals office , he could not .He stole from people in there homes and was a shoplifter . He was also in jail during the times , he claimed to be doing these cons .

    • @ayoubel4038
      @ayoubel4038 3 года назад

      @@josephforest7605 I guess the FBI's background checks don't come as close Wikipedia to hire him to teach classes

  • @kevinhealey6540
    @kevinhealey6540 2 года назад +9

    The real story is that he made up or embellished his escapades. He was a small time thief who never cashed millions of dollars of checks. During a good portion of the time he claims he did these things he was in prison for things like stealing cars or cashing checks on a very small level.

    • @svogel186
      @svogel186 2 года назад +5

      Frank found it much easier and lucrative being a fake con man than a real one.

    • @kevinhealey6540
      @kevinhealey6540 2 года назад +6

      @@svogel186 That's the really great con that he pulled off.

    • @fresno402
      @fresno402 Год назад +2

      A good movie would his real life story and how he cons so many to believe his BS

  • @dfygoh3215
    @dfygoh3215 2 года назад +3

    they did catch you than you went to prison

  • @dinavanmeter
    @dinavanmeter Год назад

    I love the family man party of his speech. Whether it be true or not.. he is certainly convincing and conveys a great message at the end of this talk. Hats off to you frank. Im glad you take full responsibilty and are man enough to admit it to the world 🌎 .

    • @josephforest7605
      @josephforest7605 Год назад +1

      Have you not heard? His entire story is fake , Alan C Logan investigated Frank 's story and it is all made up.

    • @thumbsdownbandit
      @thumbsdownbandit 9 месяцев назад

      LOL

  • @thanosprime6603
    @thanosprime6603 3 года назад +9

    Hmmmm So he has been pawning off the same VERY re-hersed story as ' Oh, I never talk about this.' It seems to be all he does.

  • @mikehunt8997
    @mikehunt8997 3 года назад +1

    A To Tell The Truth candidate in 1977. See the episode.

    • @karlmonet
      @karlmonet 3 года назад +2

      He's a liar and two-bit criminal. Learn the truth. His story is all a lie. Small-time criminal, big con man that got everyone to believe his made-up life story. Hilarious.ruclips.net/video/-NKHAzY1TWI/видео.html

  • @starguard4122
    @starguard4122 4 года назад +7

    Did he ever reveal who the Call Girl was in the Hotel he was with?

    • @starguard4122
      @starguard4122 3 года назад

      @@Jay-vr9ir Someone else said the same thing

    • @karlmonet
      @karlmonet 3 года назад +1

      It was all just a lie. Maybe it was Racquel Welch? He could sucker you into believing it. His story is all a lie. Small-time criminal, big con man that got everyone to believe his made-up life story. Hilarious.ruclips.net/video/-NKHAzY1TWI/видео.html

    • @xjcrossx
      @xjcrossx 3 года назад

      It really was Jennifer Garner. She sneaked into the room..

    • @rudolphguarnacci197
      @rudolphguarnacci197 2 года назад

      @@Jay-vr9ir
      I guessing you got that from wikipedia, too.

    • @rudolphguarnacci197
      @rudolphguarnacci197 2 года назад +1

      Why would he?

  • @artisanshrew
    @artisanshrew 3 года назад +6

    *As one of the newer speeches by Frank Abignale, I’m shocked it doesn’t have THOUSANDS MORE views!?!?!*

  • @bridgwll
    @bridgwll 3 года назад +4

    Point to non believers. Steven Spielberg, went to the prison & saw Frank’s prison file. I guess you can’t make that up.

    • @thewkovacs316
      @thewkovacs316 2 года назад +2

      which one? frank has been to prison on a number of occasions

    • @robertweekley5926
      @robertweekley5926 Год назад

      ​@@thewkovacs316- Per this clip, the Prison file for the First "Catch", the French Prison, before the Other two!

    • @thewkovacs316
      @thewkovacs316 Год назад

      @@robertweekley5926 do you know what he was in prison for and for how long? he stole a car and defrauded two families and spent 3 months in a french prison. he wasnt dying

  • @COYO-T
    @COYO-T Год назад +2

    He is good at telling the story, to bad it's 100% fiction. He spent many years in prison where in his stories he is acting as if he is a pilot. All he is is a con man making money based on his lies.

  • @pohpeeeuqip7804
    @pohpeeeuqip7804 2 года назад +1

    Sometimes craziness and stupidity will lead into an amazing story that will be admired by many... We really can't tell what will be the outcome of the things that we do today... There are circumstances in our lives that will just happened that will lead us into the deepest meaning or purpose of our lives...and then when we looked back, we will just smile and appreciate life no matter how painful everything that we have been through...

  • @ritchierogers541
    @ritchierogers541 3 года назад +8

    He is amazing

  • @billkoons6461
    @billkoons6461 3 года назад +2

    This is Great !

  • @kevcard1599
    @kevcard1599 2 года назад +1

    Fascinating story and speaker. Also exc movie about his life

  • @czat3751
    @czat3751 3 года назад

    I wander the speeches are ones of his masterpieces .

  • @LonelyRanger902
    @LonelyRanger902 10 месяцев назад +1

    His story was exposed as a total lie in another book called “catch the truth if you can “. He was a small time crook, who prayed on innocent people who was jailed repeatedly for stupid moves

  • @daveknapp3710
    @daveknapp3710 8 месяцев назад

    And so many just have to chime in because of him...HAHAHAHA

  • @22nlatitude
    @22nlatitude 9 месяцев назад

    Pretty much everything Frank says sounds sincere except when you say “ I broke the law to survive”. That’s been rehearsed incorrectly.

  • @vallorahn
    @vallorahn 3 года назад +3

    Real men, if given a superpower will use it to save the world.

  • @HeavyMetalTom
    @HeavyMetalTom Год назад +1

    Police 👮‍♀️ should lock the fraud up.

    • @stewartbonner
      @stewartbonner Год назад

      why? They have him under contract as a consultant.

    • @johnofmalta
      @johnofmalta Год назад +1

      It’s all lies. His con is the he’s telling us now. He was in prison most of the time these things were supposed to happen. You can’t dispute prison records

  • @analyticalmindset
    @analyticalmindset Год назад

    What happened to that True persona

  • @BloxStarzLifestyle
    @BloxStarzLifestyle 3 года назад +1

    I wonder if Frank Abagnale has ever assisted the CIA his skill set seems like it would be much more valuable to CIA. Also it is a shame that if this deal he made with the FBI was so successful he is the only criminal ever to be offered such a deal by the FBI seems kinda weird obviously any criminal offered this kind of deal would have to be seriously vetted or evaluated & be a genius to be of any valve to the FBI for them to even consider offering this type of similar deal he got but i have a hard time believing there aren't other Frank Abagnale out there who could benefit the FBI or other federal government law enforcement agencies. He is very lucky to get the deal he was offered by the FBI since they have never before or since given that kinda deal to anyone. That's my 2 Cents

    • @Rumkitty2000
      @Rumkitty2000 3 года назад +1

      You don't know if others have been offered similar deals. No doubt some of the Hackers they arrest end up helping them as a condition of their Parole/Probation..
      It's not exactly something they advertise.

    • @josephforest7605
      @josephforest7605 3 года назад

      Hello go to Wikipedia and check out the true Frank Abagnale story , everything has has been speaking about , all these years are nothing but lies . He never was a pilot , nor was he ever a fake doctor or worked at the attorney generals office. When he was asked to describe the people he worked with at the attorney generals office he could not .His real story is that he has been a petty thief all of his life , with a long record of stealing from people's homes and shop lifting . I was sucked in , when I read his book , but now that I think about it appeared to be all too easy . Yes there is no Santa .

    • @josephforest7605
      @josephforest7605 3 года назад

      No he never did ,nor did ever work for The FBI as he claims , it is all a put on . Go to Wikipedia and check out Frank Abagnale , what he was is a petty thief that stole from peoples homes and shoplifted from stores .Yes , I was sucked in to believing all of his bull.

    • @bridgwll
      @bridgwll 3 года назад

      He is currently working with the CIA.

    • @LetsGoFlyers2011
      @LetsGoFlyers2011 Год назад +3

      @@bridgwll That was last year. Currently, he's Batman.

  • @pohpeeeuqip7804
    @pohpeeeuqip7804 3 года назад +1

    John is always an amazing name.

  • @chgsf03
    @chgsf03 2 года назад +7

    I feel absolutely certain about 75% of this speech is all fake -- he's a professional con-man to think an ounce of this is true would be foolish.

    • @svogel186
      @svogel186 2 года назад +3

      Closer to 95%. See his Wikipedia page and the book "The Greatest HOAX On Earth" by Alan C. Logan.

  • @youtubechangemynamewhy
    @youtubechangemynamewhy 7 месяцев назад

    Rest CON man

  • @davidalger7407
    @davidalger7407 2 года назад +6

    He is very narcissistic.

  • @cowboyiam2085
    @cowboyiam2085 2 года назад +5

    I wish I could contact Frank. His Google speech made me feel so good about the FBI. I wonder what he thinks of them today - because I am disheartened by their since behavior. Frank was their best promoter but since Trump, their star is sunk into the sea of oblivion. In my world, my FBI is the enemy of the people. I am so ashamed of them now. I just wonder if Frank is thus disheartened?

  • @badgastein2
    @badgastein2 2 года назад

    Frank uses a memory technique familiar to many Freemasons to memorise the 3 Degrees, this explains why he passed the `Bar exams in such a short time. Nothing is new ‘under the Sun’ as the ancient Greeks used similar techniques.

    • @peternagy-im4be
      @peternagy-im4be Год назад +1

      He never even took the bar examinations just another lie

  • @bluewrenreilly129
    @bluewrenreilly129 3 года назад

    What is wrong with this man introducing Abagnale ?He can't stand still or just keep his head still? Abagnale was simply born very smart ,naturally . He did very well.

    • @josephforest7605
      @josephforest7605 3 года назад +2

      Go to Wikipedia and check out Frank Abagnale .So sad I actually believed his speeches and book , then I went to Wikipedia and checked out the true Frank Abagnale story , it turns out he never did any of those things , he has been a petty thief since he was a teenager .I believe it , because in one RUclips video he shows how to short change a clerk at a cash register , if he never stole from a working person , why would he show how to short change someone .

    • @MyDearGhoul
      @MyDearGhoul Год назад

      ​@@josephforest7605 Why is wikipedia so trustworthy to everyone? People can write bs on there to lol. Like that messed up moderator who kept writing his beliefs about circumcision being the driving theme in Silent Hill Homecoming.

    • @josephforest7605
      @josephforest7605 Год назад +1

      @@MyDearGhoul Alan C Logan investigated Frank's claims it was revealed through prison records that Frank was in jail all during his teens .So no , pilot , doctor or lawyer .

  • @ronkistner2672
    @ronkistner2672 2 года назад +1

    FRANK is a terrific talker

  • @thatrandomguycommenting1261
    @thatrandomguycommenting1261 10 месяцев назад

    This is just Frank impersonating Frank.

  • @ChrisS-ll4ls
    @ChrisS-ll4ls 2 года назад

    If his actions were so important to him why didn't he work for free and volunteer to help the FBI instead of making money off his illegal career...

    • @imvandenh
      @imvandenh 11 месяцев назад

      Do you work for free? How does one pay bills and keep a roof over their head if they are not paid for their work?

    • @whatnow-b9u
      @whatnow-b9u Месяц назад

      he got out of jail cuz they asked for his help

    • @whatnow-b9u
      @whatnow-b9u Месяц назад

      I think you people are all jealous cuz the fbi is after you but not for a job offer,,,,,lol

  • @thewkovacs316
    @thewkovacs316 2 года назад +3

    frank is an amazing individual
    even when he claims to "clear the record" he lies
    why?
    the true story is even more incredible and shows that no matter how intelligent or successful one becomes...it is easy to get conned by the likes of a guy who never actually graduated from high school

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 2 года назад +1

      His entire story is fake , Alan C Logan investigated Frank and he was in jail during his teen years .

  • @sirknight5145
    @sirknight5145 2 года назад +4

    FBI has become just like you. You taught them well.

  • @TheDigitalThreat
    @TheDigitalThreat 4 года назад +6

    When I was 16 I was smoking weed and riding dirt bikes in circles. This guy was traveling the world. They say crime doesn't pay... Sure seems it worked out well for him~

    • @bubshiller5029
      @bubshiller5029 Год назад

      I really believe the woman that he screwed in the hotel was Cheryl Tiegs

    • @bubshiller5029
      @bubshiller5029 Год назад

      I am 59 years old and I have a tape of him telling his story to a audience of people when I was in eighth grade

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 9 месяцев назад

      No he did not and Cheryl should sue him .Alan C Logan investigated Frank and Frank's story is all fake .@@bubshiller5029

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 9 месяцев назад

      Alan C Logan investigated Frank . Frank's story is all fake .@@bubshiller5029

  • @truckerjoe228
    @truckerjoe228 2 года назад +3

    Ultra fascinating! Frank should be speaking in the halls of Congress. Sadly, our elected officials would look at him as an obstructionist to their never ending piggy bank.

  • @paul.alarner6410
    @paul.alarner6410 2 года назад

    does he charge for his talks?,that would sort the wheat from the chaff!.

  • @hieronymusbosch693
    @hieronymusbosch693 3 года назад +1

    crime does pay

  • @dwaintilling2169
    @dwaintilling2169 2 года назад

    What scares me if cyber crime is only going to get worse could they get access to our nuclear tech and set of the nukes causing war devistation is this safe or should we worry

  • @proevilbaby1233
    @proevilbaby1233 3 года назад +1

    White collar gang

  • @mikemck4796
    @mikemck4796 3 года назад +1

    He talked about his wife like he was trying to sell something…

  • @coreyb1295
    @coreyb1295 3 года назад

    Its too bad he doesnt give God the credit He deserves

    • @rudolphguarnacci197
      @rudolphguarnacci197 2 года назад +2

      He does. You might have missed it. He said God gave him his wife who then gave him 3 children.

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    @troyhuynh117 3 года назад

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    @jegbert2818 4 года назад

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  • @TicketAirline
    @TicketAirline 7 месяцев назад +1

    He is a pathological liar. 99% of his stories are lies.

  • @syhungry8719
    @syhungry8719 4 года назад +7

    Ive heard this same story several times and it just gets better and better each time.

    • @karlmonet
      @karlmonet 3 года назад +1

      LOLOLOL You got suckered. His story is all a lie. Small-time criminal, big con man that got everyone to believe his made-up life story. Hilarious.ruclips.net/video/-NKHAzY1TWI/видео.html

    • @clarissa8477
      @clarissa8477 Год назад

      It’s a bogus story.

  • @kimberlyholyk3815
    @kimberlyholyk3815 3 года назад +12

    When I was 16 I was smoking weed and riding dirt bikes in circles. This guy was traveling the world. They say crime doesn't pay... Sure seems it worked out well for him~

    • @vallorahn
      @vallorahn 3 года назад +1

      The only thing that worked out well for him, was honesty. That really gave him life. Until that, he was just always on the run. A stressful life.

    • @kendallandrews8691
      @kendallandrews8691 3 года назад +5

      Except it is all a lie. He made it all up.

    • @Solitude47152
      @Solitude47152 3 года назад

      New book out as of May 2021. His story is made up. None of this is true.

    • @Jay-vr9ir
      @Jay-vr9ir 3 года назад +4

      Check RUclips Alan C Logan on Frank Abagnale , none of the things Frank talks about ever happened .

    • @thewkovacs316
      @thewkovacs316 2 года назад +5

      he was sitting in prison for the time he claims to have been traveling the world