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Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger

Scam Me If You Can with Frank Abagnale

Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger

Audacy

Investing, Self-improvement, Education, Business

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Are you at risk of being scammed?

Our latest guest is former con artist and bestselling author of Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abagnale, and he’s here to show you how to stop scammers in their tracks.

Maybe you're wondering how to make the scam phone calls stop. Perhaps someone has stolen your credit card number. Or you've been a victim of identity theft. Even if you haven't yet been the target of a crime, con artists are always out there, waiting for the right moment to steal your information, your money, and your life.

As one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of fraud, forgery, and cyber security, Frank Abagnale knows how scammers work.

In his latest work, Scam Me If You Can, he reveals the latest tricks that today's scammers, hackers, and con artists use to steal your money and personal information, often online and over the phone. Using plain language and vivid examples, Abagnale reveals hundreds of tips, including:

•  The best way to protect your phone from being hacked 

•  The only time you should ever use a debit card 

•  The one type of photo you should never post on social media 

•  The only conditions under which you should use WiFi networks at the airport 

•  The safest way to use an ATM

With his simple but counterintuitive rules, Abagnale also makes use of his insider intel to paint a picture of cybercrimes that haven't become widespread yet.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, it's Jill Schlesinger, and on this episode of Jill on Money, one of the foremost

0:08.6

scam artists of last century tells us why we are in bigger trouble today than ever.

0:15.8

Today you're dealing with someone sitting in a kitchen in their pajamas on a laptop

0:20.1

with a cup of coffee in Moscow.

0:22.3

They never see you, you never see them, so there is

0:25.6

zero compassion. They will take you for every penny you have and they don't care

0:30.1

who you are what the circumstances are and I think that's what's real

0:33.2

scary the whole emotional side of it the compassion side of it is gone.

0:37.0

Welcome to the Jill on Money podcast we are presented by Marcus by Goldman Sachs well we've got a great treat for you today. We have

0:45.9

the famous, the infamous Frank Abagnale. 55 years ago Frank became a con artist at the age of 16.

0:55.4

This is the guy whose life was the source for the movie and the book,

1:00.8

Catch Me If You Can.

1:02.3

Remember that one? That was so good with

1:04.0

Leonardo DiCaprio. Frank's got a new book out called

1:07.2

Scam Me If You Can and he's got simple strategies to outsmart today's rip-off artists and he should know because he was

1:15.0

one. Here's our interview with Frank Abagnale.

1:18.8

You're listening to Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger.

1:22.6

All right, we got to go back in time.

1:24.0

Before we do, you ready for your big first question?

1:27.0

Yes.

1:28.0

What is your best career or financial decision that you've ever made?

1:34.0

Marrying my wife 43 years ago and bring three wonderful sons into the world.

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