Con Man Exposes 'Catch Me If You Can'

Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime
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Chapters & Sections (62)

0:08 Introduction to Catch Me If You Can chapter 3
0:08 Background and Inspiration for the Movie
1:02 Frank Abagnale's Childhood and Family Issues
2:05 The Spark that Led to Frank's Criminal Behavior
3:39 The Evolution of Scamming chapter 5
3:39 Initial Notice and Writing Bad Checks
4:09 Foraging Checks and Trying to Cash Them
4:40 Evolution of Scamming Techniques
5:10 Finding a Successful Pattern and Scaling Up
6:42 Using a Pilot Uniform to Gain Trust
7:44 The Check Cashing Scam chapter 4
7:44 Initial Hotel Cash-Ins and Pan Am's Refusal
8:16 Deadheading and Cashing Checks at Airports
9:19 Studying to Fool Pilots and Co-Pilots
10:20 The FBI's Investigation and the 'Float' Scam
11:23 FBI Investigation and Arrest chapter 4
11:23 Initial FBI Investigation and Check Fraud
11:56 Confrontation at the Hotel Room
12:26 Secret Service Impersonation and Investigation
14:36 Arrest and Questioning at the Bank Office
15:07 Driver's License Incident chapter 4
15:07 Pat Down and ID Request
15:39 ID Confusion and Handcuffing
16:11 Multiple IDs and Investigation
17:44 Convincing the Investigator
18:45 Investigator's Embarrassment and FBI Involvement chapter 4
18:45 Detective's Embarrassment and FBI Response
19:17 FBI Agent's Reaction to Detective's Embarrassment
19:49 Author's Experience with FBI and Near-Capture
21:22 FBI Agent's Negotiation Offer and Author's Decision
21:54 The Scam and Trust Issues chapter 3
21:54 Scammer's Trust Issues and Constant Traveling
22:25 FBI Agent's Warning and Scammer's Response
23:28 Scammer's Experience with Traffic Tickets and Travel
25:33 Frank Abagnale's Crime Spree chapter 3
25:33 Escaping the FBI and Counterfeiting IDs
26:35 Recruiting Accomplices in Europe
27:07 Using Flight Attendants and Pan Am Checks for Fraud
29:16 The Scam and Its Consequences chapter 3
29:16 How the Scammer Gets College Students to Help Him
30:20 The Girls' Role in the Scam and Its Consequences
31:23 Getting Caught and Incarceration
32:57 Belgian Prison System and Extradition chapter 3
32:57 Reintegration into Society in Belgium
33:28 Prison Conditions and Extradition to Spain
34:32 Judge's Decision and Return to the United States
35:04 FBI Agent Friendship and Investigation chapter 1
35:36 FBI Agent Friendship and Investigation Details
36:38 Frank Abagnale's Background and Prison Sentence chapter 1
36:38 Frank Abagnale's Prison Sentence and Parole Details
37:09 Parole and Supervised Release chapter 3
37:39 Abagnale's Experience with Supervised Release
38:10 Frank Abagnale's Work for the Sheriff's Office
38:41 Abagnale's Discovery of Check Fraud and Offer to Give a Speech
40:15 Frank Abagnale's Career and Sentence Reduction chapter 4
40:15 Frank Abagnale's Career and Recommendations
41:17 Writing Courses for the Federal Government
42:18 Cooperation and Sentence Reduction
42:48 Government Offer to Reduce Sentence
43:50 Discussion about a Movie chapter 2
43:50 Concerns about the Main Character's Safety
44:51 Recommendation and Call to Action

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