Frank Abagnale
American security consultant and former fraudster
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| September 12 2022 | Frank Abagnale was awarded the 'Heroes in Ethics' award by Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. During his keynote lecture, he was challenged by podcast host Jim Grinstead about the veracity of his life story, which Abagnale denied misrepresenting. |
| August 2022 | Google disabled comments and added a disclaimer to Frank Abagnale's 'Talks at Google' video, distancing themselves from the content of his talk. |
| June 23 2022 | Confronted by investigative journalist Javier Leiva at the Connect IT Global 2022 conference in Las Vegas with public records contradicting his life story. |
| 2021 | Gave the keynote speech at the American Mensa Conference in Houston. |
| August 13 2021 | Findings challenging his narrative were shared by Alan C. Logan on the NPR program Watching America. |
| 2020 | Confronted by a victim in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, about his past criminal activities. |
| 2020 | Journalist Alan C. Logan claimed to have found evidence suggesting that the majority of Abagnale's story was invented or significantly exaggerated. |
| 2019 | Released 'Scam Me If You Can', continuing his work in educating the public about fraud and personal security. |
| 2018 | Gives an interview criticizing former FBI director James Comey and claims to be an ethics instructor at the FBI Academy. |
| 2018 | Began co-hosting the AARP podcast The Perfect Scam about scammers and their operations. |
| November 27 2017 | Frank Abagnale delivered a talk at Google, which was recorded and remained on the Talks at Google YouTube channel. |
| 2015 | Named AARP Fraud Watch Ambassador to educate consumers about identity theft and cybercrime. |
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