Related statement by Frank Abagnale:

https://www.abagnale.com/Frank-W-Abagnale-Jr-Film-And-Book-C...

https://whyy.org/segments/the-greatest-hoax-on-earth/

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Created a post for topic, since I don’t think most people are aware:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33196568