Research Paper On Frank Abagnale

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OVERVIEW I have looked into many topics and have decided to conduct my research on Frank William Abagnale Jr. He is a famous imposter known for his success in check fraud and many identities. On Biography.com it states that Frank Abagnale was born April 27, 1948 in Bronxville, New York and was the third of four children. His story is often known because of the movie “Catch Me If You Can”, which is based off his criminal career. Frank started off his credit card schemes as a teenager and was able to escape police custody twice by the age of 21. During this research assignment I want to find out more information on Abagnale as a con artist. I want to explore how he was able to successfully embezzle millions of dollars at such a young age. I …show more content…

The search question guides your research and your project is revolved around it. I knew that Frank Abagnale made a lot of money during his fraudulent years, so my immediate question was: How much money did Frank Abagnale make while writing bad checks? Although this is a question that most people are curious to know it would not be substantial for me to create an entire research project around. I could find the answer on one website, and it would only be an estimate. I then tried to think of a broader question that would allow me more directions to go with my research. The second question I came up with was: How was Frank Abagnale able to imposter so many identities? But as I thought more about this I thought it would lead me to too many different answers, and it might not even be clear on how he was able to. I liked what this question was asking because it is interesting to know how he could impersonate a doctor and a lawyer. So, I just tried to improve it and I came up with: What strategies and events contributed to Frank Abagnale Jr.’s success as a con artist? This narrows in on the elements that contribute to his success as a con artist instead of just any events during his life. It also focuses on the strategies he used so I can find out more about how he was able to pull off some of his stunts. This question should provide me with information to explain how a teenager was able to steal and impersonate for years before getting caught which is what I hope to learn from this

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