It’s amazing to me that we live in such a wonderful country where anyone can have a problem in life and get up, dust themselves off and start all over again. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
There are many ways to manipulate chip cards. For example, a number of years ago when American Express issued the first chip card, criminals would take a small hammer with a little device and bang the chip to destroy it without hurting the physical appearance of the card. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
It is amazing the information we give away. We make it easier and easier for criminals. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
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. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
You have to be smarter and a wiser businessperson and consumer. You have to learn to protect yourself through education. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
You fight technology with technology, so you have to stay one step ahead of the criminal. It’s very much a chess game – they make a move, you have to make a move. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
I don’t use a debit card. The safest thing is a credit card because you’re using the bank’s money. If someone accesses your information, they are stealing the bank’s money, not yours. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
The Internet is a wonderful thing, but it opens the door to many crimes, so you have to stay ahead of it. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
There is no technology today that cannot be defeated by social engineering. Frank Abagnale Read Quote
