If My Forgeries Looked As Bad As

Criminals Look At Identity Theft And Say Only 1 In 700 Criminals Gets Convicted Of It. And They Look At Check Forgery And They Know That For Every 1,400 Forgers Arrested, Only About 123 Get Convicted And About 26 Go To Jail. So The Rewards Are Great, But The Risks Are Very Slim. So That's One Of The Reasons That Make It Very Popular.

The Former Police Chief Of Houston Once Said Of Me: "frank Abagnale Could Write A Check On Toilet Paper, Drawn On The Confederate States Treasury, Sign It 'u.r. Hooked' And Cash It At Any Bank In Town, Using A Hong Kong Driver's License For Identification."

I Was Always In The Right Place At The Right Time, Always Willing To Take Advantage Of An Opportunity.

I Stole Every Nickel And Blew It On Fine Threads, Luxurious Lodgings, Fantastic Foxes, And Other Sensual Goodies. I Partied In Every Capital In Europe And Basked On All The World's Most Famous Beaches.

I Made A Lot Of Exits Through Side Doors, Down Fire Escapes Or Over Rooftops. I Abandoned More Wardrobes In The Course Of Five Years Than Most Men Acquire In A Lifetime. I Was Slipperier Than A Buttered Escargot.