Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

There is no technology today that cannot be defeated by social engineering.

Frank Abagnale
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
Frank Abagnale

Why do the Yankees always win? The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

Airline pilots are men to be admired and respected. Men to be trusted. Men of means. And you don't expect an airline pilot to be a local resident. Or a check swindler.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

The law sometimes sleeps; it never dies.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

You have to think a little smarter, be proactive, not reactive.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

There's no such thing as a foolproof system. That idea fails to take into account the creativity of fools.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

People say that life is short, but it isn't short. It's very long.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

We all grow up. Hopefully, we get wiser. Age brings wisdom, and fatherhood changes one's life completely.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

The Internet is a wonderful thing, but it opens the door to many crimes, so you have to stay ahead of it.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

Every form of payment has some risk associated with it.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

A real man loves and respects his wife and is not only a good father but a man that his kids want to call 'Daddy.'

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

If I had been brilliant or a genius, I wouldn't have needed to break the law just to survive.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

I use a shredder for bank statements and phone bills. Most people use ribbon shredders that cut things straight: we can put those back together in an hour. Look for a security microcut shredder, which cuts papers into confetti.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

If you look at any successful professional - a salesperson, a marketer, a real estate agent, a trader - they all have the same qualities as the con man. The only difference is that one side uses their talents in the right direction and the con man is taking the easy way out.

Frank Abagnale
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
Frank Abagnale

I don't use a debit card. The safest thing is a credit card because you're using the bank's money. If someone accesses your information, they are stealing the bank's money, not yours.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

Every breach you look at occurred because somebody inside did something they weren't supposed to do. Sometimes there's an accomplice, but most of the time, it's innocent.

Frank Abagnale
Frank Abagnale

Criminals know that if they stay under certain thresholds, nobody is going to come after them.