SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Frank W. Abagnale, a world-renowned identity theft, fraud and forgery expert, and author the best-seller, "Catch Me If You Can," is one of the presenters slated for the Feb. 15-17 ATMIA Conference East in Orlando, Fla.
Drawing from first-hand experience - he successfully impersonated an airline pilot, a doctor, an assistant attorney general and a history professor, and cashed more than $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in 26 countries before his 21st birthday - Abagnale will address forgery, embezzlement and document security.
Abagnale has been associated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for more than 30 years, lecturing extensively at the FBI Academy and its field offices. More than 14,000 financial institutions, corporations and law-enforcement agencies use his fraud prevention programs.
"Mr. Abagnale's participation is the highlight of our conference, and his powerful insights will help us to tackle all types of fraud and identity theft, saving our industry millions of dollars," said ATM Industry Association international director of operations Lana Harmelink. "I greatly appreciate Discover Network and Pulse-EFT Association Inc. (for) enabling us to present a world-class expert to address fraud prevention."
Abagnale will tell his life's story Feb. 16 during the awards banquet, when ATMIA will present five global awards for excellence. Abagnale's fraud prevention seminar will be held Feb. 17.
For more information on this event, visit ATMIA's Web site or contact Amber Howell at (605) 428-5400.
