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From International Wanted Man to FBI Fellow: The Best Crook of the 20th Century

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I don't know if you have seen a movie starring Little Plum in the early years - "Cat and Mouse Game", when the editor first watched it to see the beauty of Little Plum, I saw a genius liar from this film - Frank Abagnale.

From International Wanted Man to FBI Fellow: The Best Crook of the 20th Century

In "Cat and Mouse Game", the protagonist Frank begins the business of forging checks to defraud cash under the blow of his parents' divorce. He succeeded one at a time, writing a total of $6 million in empty checks in 50 U.S. states and 28 countries around the world, becoming the youngest criminal on the U.S. wanted list in the past years.

Then, once he saw the heroic pilot, he decided to pretend to be a pilot to fly in a high-class plane and stay in a high-end hotel. But he didn't want to go to the trouble of going to flying lessons——— that would be too tiring. He didn't know where to get a uniform, forge a set of documents, and his "pilot" career began. Soon after, he pretended to be a Pan Am pilot and traveled around more than 50 states and more than 20 countries.

Successful cheating again and again led him to discover that people can trust almost anything as long as your performance is realistic enough. So his boldness is getting bigger and bigger. Later, he forged his medical school diploma and claimed to be the night supervisor of a hospital; later, he became an assistant to the Louisiana Justice.

From International Wanted Man to FBI Fellow: The Best Crook of the 20th Century

Among them, FBI investigator Carl Hanratti has been tracking him down, but due to Frank's extreme vigilance and strong performance ability, Carl repeatedly missed the arrest. But the two of them cherished each other and appreciated each other in the chase and escape, so after Frank finally decided to turn himself in, under Carl's efforts, Frank parole became a researcher at the FBI, which used Frank's superb skills in forging checks and counterfeit banknotes and his long-term experience in cheating to solve many economic cases. Frank became a true FBI investigator and even taught at the FBI.

All of this is like a made-up story, but the truth is almost exactly what is made in the movie, and there are even many stories that are not shown in the movie. In 2002, director Stephen Spielberg filmed the film Cat and Mouse Game based on his image, based on Frank's autobiography of the same name, "Have the Ability to Catch Me: A Surprising True Story of a Fraudster," in which he himself made a cameo appearance as Sheriff Carl, who arrested him in France.

When you first see Frank Abagnale, you're afraid it's hard to associate him with the title of "the most extraordinary liar of the 20th century." The 54-year-old has a charming smile on his face, decent and kind. But more than 30 years ago, he was a "super big scam" that caused the FBI a headache and countless scams.

From International Wanted Man to FBI Fellow: The Best Crook of the 20th Century