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Most people don't recognize me, but they know my name. TSA people rarely recognize my name, ironically, and they are the security people.

From Frank Abagnale

If I check into a hotel, a lot of times, they know who I am.

From Frank Abagnale

I don't do online banking.

From Frank Abagnale

Every form of payment has some risk associated with it.

From Frank Abagnale

I was always accepted at par value. I wore the uniform of a Pan Am pilot; therefore, I must be a Pan Am pilot.

From Frank Abagnale

I kept a notebook, a surreptitious journal in which I jotted down phrases, technical data, miscellaneous information, names, dates, places, telephone numbers, thoughts, and a collection of other data I thought was necessary or might prove helpful.

From Frank Abagnale

I learned early that class is universally admired.

From Frank Abagnale

Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved.

From Frank Abagnale

If you look at any successful professional - a salesperson, a marketer, a real estate agent, a trader - they all have the same qualities as the con man. The only difference is that one side uses their talents in the right direction and the con man is taking the easy way out.

From Frank Abagnale

I went to the library and learned how checks work. I found out that routing numbers are like zip codes: the checks are sent to the bank that correlates to the routing number. If I manipulate those numbers to a bank far away, it would take longer to get back to the bank, which gave me more time to write more bad checks.

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