Frank Abagnale

Notable Quotes



There is no technology today that cannot be defeated by social engineering.

From Frank Abagnale

If you tell me your name and date of birth, that's all I need to steal your identity.

From Frank Abagnale

While I was on an undercover assignment in Texas, I met my wife, Kelly.

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I have to be honest with you: When the FBI let me out of prison early to advise the agency on preventing fraud, I wasn't a changed person. I wasn't rehabilitated. But when I started working with the FBI, one of the most ethical groups of men and women in the world, I couldn't help but have some of that character rub off on me.

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People say that life is short, but it isn't short. It's very long.

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When people write about me, they usually start off with the headline 'World's Greatest Con Man.'

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There's no such thing as a foolproof system. That idea fails to take into account the creativity of fools.

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I use a credit card for everything - and I choose one of the ones which gives you money back.

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I owe a debt to my country 800 times greater than I could ever repay.

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When I look back at my life now, I'm not amazed by what I did at 16 to 21.

From Frank Abagnale

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