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

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 […]

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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 […]

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Victor Lustig - 10 Commandments for Con Artists

Victor Lustig – 10 Commandments for Con Artists

“Ten Commandments for Con Men” is attributed to Victor Lustig, the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice. Be a […]

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Victor Lustig - The Con Man Who Sold The Eiffel Tower

Victor Lustig – The Con Man Who Sold The Eiffel Tower

Victor Lustig is a con artist who sold the Eiffel Tower twice! Charlie from the Crimelines Podcast joins me to […]

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Mary Ann Scannell Vanderbilt - The Spiritualist

Mary Ann Scannell Vanderbilt – The Spiritualist

Female Con Artists Tori Telfer, author of Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion tells us the […]

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The Confident Woman (Bonny Lee Bakley)

The Confident Woman (Bonny Lee Bakley)

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Remembering the life and cons of Bonny Lee Bakley.  Tori Telfer, author of Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of […]

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COVID-19 Scams

COVID-19 Scams: How to steal a stimulus check

Embed Code COVID-19 Scams I wasn’t expecting to be back with a new PRETEND episode so soon. In fact, I’m […]

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File - Kent Covington, front, his wife, Brooke, left, and a fellow member of the Word of Faith Fellowship church, Jayne Caulder, walk from the Rutherford County Courthouse in Rutherfordton, N.C., after a pretrial hearing for Brooke. Photo courtesy of Jean Gordon/Daily Courier via AP, File) (Associated Press)

Word of Faith Fellowship Update: Jane Whaley’s Son-in-Law is Going to Prison

Word of Faith Fellowship pastor Jane Whaley faced her biggest legal challenge yet—her son-in-law is getting locked up. On Thursday, […]

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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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