“The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little bit wiser, a little bit smarter and there's nothing wrong with being skeptical. We live in a time when if you make it easy for someone to steal from you, someone will.”
Frank Abagnale“We're coming down to an extremely unethical society. Very few colleges offer courses in ethics, and very few companies have a code of conduct or code of ethics.”
Frank Abagnale“We should be very concerned: if identity theft is so simple to do, what's to stop me from entering this country and assuming the identity of someone else for the sole purpose of living here illegally for terrorist reasons? That alone would be a concern.”
Frank Abagnale“Technology breeds crime and we are constantly trying to develop technology to stay one step ahead of the person trying to use it negatively.”
Frank Abagnale“There is no technology today that cannot be defeated by social engineering.”
Frank Abagnale“By the time I had reached the age of 16, in the 10th grade, my parents, after 22 years of marriage, one day decided to get a divorce.”
Frank Abagnale“It is amazing the information we give away. We make it easier and easier for criminals.”
Frank Abagnale“It's amazing to me that we live in such a wonderful country where anyone can have a problem in life and get up, dust themselves off and start all over again.”
Frank Abagnale“When 'Catch Me If You Can' was published back in 1980, I never dreamed that it would become a bestseller, much less a major motion picture and now a big Broadway musical. What's amazing about the book is that it has never gone out of print.”
Frank Abagnale“It's amazing how much information we share in social media, then we wonder why people steal our identity.”
Frank Abagnale“The police can't protect consumers. People need to be more aware and educated about identity theft. You need to be a little bit wiser, a little bit smarter and there's nothing wrong with being skeptical. We live in a time when if you make it easy for someone to steal from you, someone will.”
Frank Abagnale