The Art of the Steal, Frank W. Abagnale
The Art of the Steal, Frank W. Abagnale
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The Art of the Steal
How to Protect Yourself and Your Business from Fraud, Americas #1 Crime

Author: Frank W. Abagnale

Narrator: Barrett Whitener

Unabridged: 8 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/19/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime

Synopsis

While technology may make it easier to track down criminals, cyberspace has spawned a skyrocketing number of ways to commit crime, much of it untraceable. In fact, punishment for fraud, much less recovery of stolen funds, is a rare occurrence. Prevention is the best form of protection.Frank Abagnale, former con artist and bestselling author of Catch Me If You Can, reveals the mindboggling tricks of the scam trade with advice that has made him one of Americas most sought after fraudprevention experts. Drawn from his twentyfiveyear career on the other side of the law, The Art of the Steal provides eyeopening stories of true scams with tips on how they could have been avoided.

About Frank W. Abagnale

Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot’s uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was twenty-one. Known by the police of twenty-six foreign countries and all fifty states as “the Skywayman,” Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam—until the law caught up with him. Now he is recognized as the nation’s leading authority on financial foul play.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on October 16, 2015

This would have been better to read 10 years ago. Today, a lot of it is only interesting for historical value - what he noticed, what should have changed, & what actually has. Many of the scams are too well known, but it's still a good refresher. If nothing else, the fact that so many are still so p......more

Goodreads review by Kit on January 11, 2015

The vast knowledge and scam tricks revealed by Frank Abagnale is scary! This book was written 13 years ago and I cannot imagine how destructive fraud and scam can be today... Very interesting book even though a few of the scams revealed might not be as relevant today as they were 10-15 years ago.......more

Goodreads review by Zach on May 18, 2013

Frank Abagnale is best known for being portrayed by Leonardo Dicaprio in Catch Me If You Can, the true story of how he defrauded millions of dollars while impersonating airline pilots, doctors, and lawyers, all before the age of 21. Abagnale is a conman's conman, a true master of manipulation and ex......more

Goodreads review by Shelley on February 10, 2017

Great book. Now I'm totally paranoid!......more

Goodreads review by Tom on March 31, 2022

I really enjoy hearing of the specific scams here, much of them around checks like "IRS" becoming "MRS SMITH" etc. and laser printer forgeries, credit card applications, etc. So much seems quaint and even antique in this digital era. Abagnale holds his digital era concerns -- and they are earnest --......more

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