弗蘭剋•W. 阿巴格內爾Frank W.Abagnale Jr.（1948—）

美國作傢，FBI金融安全顧問。智商高達136。 15歲至 21歲間，他以精湛的技巧，行騙26個國傢，詐騙超過250萬美元，並數次逃脫追捕。他被譽為20世紀最著名的詐騙藝術傢，成為FBI曆史上最年輕的通緝犯，FBI稱他為“Skywayman”。1974年，他從聯邦監獄假釋後，從事金融安全防護工作，並擔任FBI顧問和講師。著作有《貓鼠遊戲》《詐騙的藝術》《竊取你的身份》等。

2002年，史蒂文•斯皮爾伯格將他的故事搬上銀幕，全球票房達到3.5億美元，並獲得奧斯卡兩項提名和金球奬劇情類最佳男主角提名——萊昂納多•迪卡普裏奧。至今，這部電影在爛番茄上擁有96%的新鮮度，是萊昂納多迄今為止評分最高的電影，並一直位居IMDb、豆瓣電影影史TOP250經典電影之列。

2011年，小說又被改編成音樂劇，獲得包括最佳音樂劇在內的四項托尼奬提名，並獲得最佳男主角。

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Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was twenty-one. Known by the police of twenty-six foreign countries and all fifty states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam-until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades, and ingenious escapes-including one from an airplane-make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit.

The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man currently in development as a DreamWorks feature film.

"I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes, and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches."