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Season 13

Love and Taxes

Romance Scam: Boyfriend says Jennifer Mitchell is a Con Artist in Disguise John Coutu found himself facing a daunting visit […]

Season 12 The Stalker

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Doctor accused of stalking speaks out about the stalking case – The Stalker part 8

Doctor accused of stalking speaks out about the stalking case In today’s episode of the Pretend podcast, we finally hear […]

Season 12

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Doctor and Husband Cleared as Suspects in Cyberstalking Case – The Stalker part 7

Disclaimer: The following article is based on true events but uses a pseudonym for the individuals involved. The names “Claudia […]

Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series

<img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" />

Frank Abagnale, a conman, gets an ethics award (part 8)

Frank Abagnale, a conman, gets an ethics award On September 12, 2022, Frank Abagnale was honored with a Heroes […]

Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series

<img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" />

Frank Abagnale’s older brother posed as a therapist and kidnapped a girl (part 7)

Roy Abagnale, Frank Abagnale’s older brother, used multiple aliases, faked his career as a therapist, and was even accused of […]

Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series

<img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" />

Interview with the FBI agent who arrested Frank Abagnale (part 6)

Meet the FBI agent who slapped the cuffs on Abagnale Frank Abagnale was busted for cashing ten bogus airline payroll […]

Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series

<img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" />

Ambush interview with Frank Abagnale, the con artist behind Catch Me If You Can (part 5)

Javier Leiva Ambush interview with Frank Abagnale Abagnale claims he posed as a pilot, a lawyer, a doctor, and a […]

Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series

<img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" />

Frank Abagnale is a con artist, just not the con man you think he is (part 4)

Like you, I was shocked to discover that Frank Abagnale’s life story is greatly exaggerated, if not a flat-out lie. Don’t […]

Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series

<img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" />

Frank Abagnale’s entire life story is a lie (part 3)

Frank Abagnale’s entire life story is a lie. If you’ve been listening to this podcast, you realize it’s logistically impossible […]

Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series

<img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" data-src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 1px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1/1;" /><noscript><img width="1" height="1" src="https://pretendradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Catch_Me_If_You_Can-Art.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale" decoding="async" />

Frank Abagnale—America’s favorite con artist made everything up (part 2)

Who is the real Frank Abagnale? Frank Abagnale claims he never scammed the little guy. Instead, his target was focused […]

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