Frank W. Abagnale Jr.

Frank W. Abagnale is one of the
world’s most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery,
embezzlement and secure documents. For over forty years
he has lectured to and consulted with hundreds of financial
institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world.

Mr. Abagnale has been associated with
the FBI for over four decades. He lectures extensively at the FBI
Academy and for the field offices of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. He is a faculty member at the National Advocacy
Center (NAC) which is operated by the Department of Justice,
Executive Office for United States Attorneys. More than 14,000 financial institutions,
corporations and law enforcement agencies use his fraud prevention
programs. In 1998, he was selected as a distinguished member
of “Pinnacle 400& by CNN Financial News. Today Mr. Abagnale is a member of the Board of Editors for Bank Fraud and IT
Security, as well as the Financial Fraud Law Report. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the LexisNexis Fraud Defense Network, as well as an Advisory Board Member of the University of New Haven Masters in Investigation Program.

Today the majority of Mr. Abagnale’s work is for the U. S.
government. His company does not sell products or provide services,
with the exception of his public speaking engagements, which are
handled through Keppler Speakers (www.kepplerspeakers.com)
in Washington, DC.

Mr. Abagnale neither grants media
interviews nor comments on ongoing criminal investigations.

Mr. Abagnale believes that because punishment for fraud and recovery of
stolen funds are so rare, prevention is the only viable course of
action.

What’s New

Previous Highlights

Accomplishments

• Advisor to 41st Parameter since its inception in 2004. Mr. Abagnale continued as an advisor to Experian following their acquisition of 41st Parameter.
• Partnering with Ori Eisen (founder of 41st Parameter), Mr. Abagnale continues his role as an advisor in creation of a new technology called Trusona (www.Trusona.com). Trusona was incorporated in May 2015.
• Standard Register Company–since the early 1980s worked with
  and developed security features used on car titles, birth
  certificates, doctors’ prescription pads, negotiable
  instruments, packaging and luxury items.
• Novell–helped develop identity management software used by
  thousands of corporations, governments and financial
  institutions.
• Affinion Group—helped develop PrivacyGuard, a credit
  monitoring service now used by over 6 million Americans, as well
  as in Canada and the United Kingdom.
• ADP—designed their current payroll check issued more than 800
  million times a year for the payrolls of thousands of
  corporations.
• First Data Corp (FDC)—designed the Integrated Payment
  Systems (IPS) Check currently the official bank check of over
  3,000 financial institutions.
• Safechecks, Inc.—designed the SuperCheck and SuperBusiness
  Check considered to be the most secure checks in the world and
  used by thousands of municipalities, mortgage companies, title
  and escrow offices, and corporations.
• Appleton Papers—designed the Frank W. Abagnale signature
  watermark paper. One of the most secure papers in the world with
  numerous security features built into the paper stock and
  distributed exclusively by Standard Register Company, USA.
• Audemars Piguet—designed the anti-counterfeiting technology
  incorporated in one of the world’s most luxurious watches.
• Leigh-Mardon (Australia)—one of the world’s most
  sophisticated secure document printers and manufacturer of
  credit cards and smart cards. Helped design the Australian
  passport, Australian postal money order and numerous official
  international bank checks.
• The 41st Parameter—partnered with and help develop ImageMask—software
  that digitally blocks information on checks and documents from
  being seen online. This technology is used by some of the
  nation’s largest banks.
• Staples, Inc.—partnered with the world’s largest office
  supply store bringing security products and solutions to their
  consumer and business customers.
• Sanford uni-ball—helped develop the uni-ball 207 writing
  instrument. The only pen in the world that cannot be altered by
  chemicals or solvents. Over 20 million sold annually in the
  United States alone.
• In the past 45 years Mr. Abagnale has worked with 65% of the
  Fortune 500 Companies in America.
• Author of five books on white collar crime and identity
  theft—“Scam Me if You Can”, “The Art of the Steal”, “The Real U Guide to Identity
  Theft”, “Stealing Your Life” and “The Abagnale Document Verification Manual”
• Designed SequrZ secure number font used by thousands of
  corporations, government agencies and financial institutions to
  secure the written and dollar amounts on negotiable instruments.
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“I did not make
this film about Frank Abagnale because of what he did . . but
because of what he has done with his life the past 30 years.”

Steven Spielberg

*Mr. Abagnale is not engaged in the security business, but works as a lecturer and consultant in the areas described in this web site.

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