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Tag: Con Artist

Posted in: Season 13

Love and Taxes

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

Posted in: Season 12 The Stalker
Rick and Tanya Fernandez say they've been terrorized by sadistic cyber stalker for years.  criminal justice system, cyber stalking, cybercrime, cybersecurity expert, cyberstalking  detective, ethical hacker, harassment,  Jehovah's Witnesses,  mental disorder,  Munchausen by proxy, true crime, Podcast,  sadistic cyber stalker,  stalker,  stalking,  victim blaming,  victim of stalking

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

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

Posted in: Season 12
Rick and Tanya Fernandez say they've been terrorized by sadistic cyber stalker for years.  criminal justice system, cyber stalking, cybercrime, cybersecurity expert, cyberstalking  detective, ethical hacker, harassment,  Jehovah's Witnesses,  mental disorder,  Munchausen by proxy, true crime, Podcast,  sadistic cyber stalker,  stalker,  stalking,  victim blaming,  victim of stalking

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

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

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale

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

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

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
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Frank Abagnale’s older brother posed as a therapist and kidnapped a girl (part 7)

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

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale

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

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

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
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Ambush interview with Frank Abagnale, the con artist behind Catch Me If You Can (part 5)

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

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
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Frank Abagnale is a con artist, just not the con man you think he is (part 4)

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

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale

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

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

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
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Frank Abagnale—America’s favorite con artist made everything up (part 2)

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

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