Catch me if you can is a true story of a real fake by the name of Frank W. Abagnale, one of the world’s most sought out criminals and impostors. Beginning his swindles at age sixteen, Frank quickly learned what it took to become a proper scam artist. Frank W. Abagnale started his ingenious scheme by becoming a co pilot for Pan American Airways and deadheading flights around the world to cash fraudulent checks which earned him assets at over $2.5 million dollars. Throughout the years Frank W. Abagnale used the counterfeit names of Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, Robert Black, Fra