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He has also been a long-time consultant for the FBI, helping them catch other impostors and con artists. The agency that once hunted him now pays him for his expertise. His life story was famously adapted into the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can , starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale and Tom Hanks as the FBI agent who pursued him, Carl Hanratty (a composite character). The movie captured the glamour of his cons but also the loneliness and desperation of life on the run.

When he needed to escape a hot trail in Atlanta, Abagnale landed a job as the supervising resident of a hospital’s pediatric ward. He had no medical training. He learned on the fly, reading textbooks at night and hiding his ignorance behind a stethoscope and a white coat. For 11 months, he assigned nurses, supervised interns, and even delivered a baby—luckily without complications. abagnale

Perhaps his most brazen con came next. Abagnale forged a Harvard Law transcript, passed the Louisiana bar exam (after several attempts), and got a job in the state attorney general’s office. As a prosecutor, he actually hired other lawyers to do his work while he studied the inner workings of the legal system that was hunting him. The Fall By age 21, Abagnale was wanted by the FBI, which had given him the nickname "The Skywayman." He had cashed over $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in 26 countries (over $15 million today). But his luck ran out in 1969. He has also been a long-time consultant for

After running away from home, Abagnale needed a believable cover. He called Pan Am, pretended to be a pilot from a partner airline, and sweet-talked a clerk into sending him a uniform. Armed with forged identification, he became "Frank Black," First Officer. He spent two years deadheading (flying for free) across the globe, staying in luxury hotels, and cashing expertly forged payroll checks in each new city. He later admitted he never actually flew a plane—he just rode in the jump seat. The movie captured the glamour of his cons