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Tag: Frank Abagnale

Posted in: Season 13 Uncategorized

The Real Catch Me If You Can (Bonus: The Promissory Note)

In the 1980’s, Frank Abagnale Jr. swindled a real estate agent in Houston out of $20,000 dollars. She’s been trying […]

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Posted in: Season 11
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From Silver Screens to Real-Life Schemes: Frank Abagnale’s Investment Deception

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Frank Abagnale, once the dazzling protagonist of “Catch Me If You Can,” made up his entire life story. Is he […]

Posted in: Season 11
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The Real Catch Me If You Can – Part 9: Frank Abagnale Strikes Again

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Frank Abagnale Strikes Again! How deep does the rabbit hole go? Just when we thought we knew it all about […]

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
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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
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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
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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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PRETEND podcast is consistently in the top 100 True Crime Podcasts in US, UK, Canada, and Australia. It has been featured in the New York Times, the BBC, and New York Magazine and Vulture named PRETEND in their top 52 True Crime podcast list.
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