Frank Abagnale

That's why checks have all the security features they have is because of him.

Frank Abagnale.

Exactly.

What was that?

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Finally, let's talk about Frank Abagnale.

The French-American con man, convicted felon, author, and security consultant whose documented crimes became the Steven Spielberg-directed movie Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Abagnale is a fabulist.

The True Story About a Real Fake.

And the movie was directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, based on the life and crime of Frank Abagnale Jr. Frank, at an early age, drops out of high school and runs away from home at 17.

And over the course of his life, he pretends to be these four things, a co-pilot for Pan Am, He pretends to be a doctor at a different time, then he pretends to be a lawyer, and then eventually he pretends to be a college professor.

And over the course of that pretending, not only is he pretending to be these different professions, he also cashes, wait for it, over $2.5 million in forged checks.

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in which Steven Spielberg film? Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed the real-life fraudster and convicted felon Frank Abagnale Jr.

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Number six, who was the lone female who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory? This pioneering woman was Sacagawea.

Sacagawea.

Question number seven, Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed the real-life fraudster and convicted felon Frank Abagnale Jr. in which Steven Spielberg film? This is a fantastic film and very well acted by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.

But, like, I, I think that he, you know, submitted checks and then changed the number on the check and then submitted that to the bank is, is wild.

You know, that's like Frank Abagnale stuff.

Like, that's pretty bold.

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