News about Frank Abagnale

Frank Abagnale (left) - who evaded the FBI for years - should know a thing or two about fraud. Leonardo DiCaprio (right) in the 2002 film The 75-year-old warns that AI will unleash a 'tsunami' of scammers just like him. Anything today can be reproduced, duplicated, counterfeited, forged, faked, deeply faked, or AI-manipulated,' he said, adding: "Technology breeds crime." It has always has and will have.' Mr Abagnale, once one of the most successful forgers, has since changed his approach and now advises governments and businesses on cybersecurity, identity theft, and scams. Fraud accounts for 44% of all crime in England and Wales, with one in five Britons falling victim in the last three years, according to a report published this week.

Cops arrested a man who posed as an oil baron's son when he failed to pay $76k to a jet company, arresting him while trying to purchase an Audi and Maserati. Nicholas Bryant, 23, stole more than $1.5 million and scammed at least 50 people in the complex scheme, which involved both booking products and services and then sending fake payments via online payment portals. Bryant pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on November 9 and is now facing sentencing, where he faces up to 20 years in jail.

On Monday, UFC actor Conor McGregor shared a series of pictures with his loved ones that showed him dressing up for Halloween, with the Irishman sporting a fresh-shaven look as he dressed up as pilot Frank Abagnale from the film Catch Me If You Can (left and inset). However, it was McGregor's mother, Margaret (right), 63, who caused controversies after she was accused of wearing blackface for a Black Forge Inn in Dublin. Fans of darkface on social media, with some accusing her of wearing blackface. The McGregor family has denied the allegations, insisting that spiders were painted on her face to go along with her red dress and necklace with three skulls attached.