EP28: A Decades-long Scam Uncovered w/ Brett Johnson

In this episode, Karisse sits down with her former podcast co-host of the Online FraudCast, former cybercriminal, Brett Johnson to discuss the well-researched revelations of the new book, "The Greatest Hoax on Earth; Catching The Truth While We Can" by author Alan C. Logan. The subject of this book is the legendary Frank Abignale Jr. Most famously known for his life as a Con-Man in the late 60's and 70's, victimizing large companies such as TWA airlines in check fraud. Frank has gone on to write several books, speak for a large fee at conferences all over the world, and was the subject of the Steven Spielberg movie "Catch Me if You Can", in which Leonardo DiCaprio played a young Abagnale. In his book, Alan C. Logan fact-checks the most common threads of the stories that Abagnale has told for over 40 years, and debunks them. The truth of what Abagnale did during that time was a lot worse, yet less glamourous than the stories he's told. Because Brett Johnson is often referred to as "The Frank Abignale of Cybercrime", he is the best person fit to comment on these revelations and his reactions to them.   The article mentioned in the episode can be found here: https://whyy.org/segments/the-greatest-hoax-on-earth/ The book can be found on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Hoax-Earth-Catching-Truth/dp/1735557226 Brett's podcast, The Anglerphish podcast can be found on most podcast platforms, as well as here: https://www.anglerphish.com/podcasts   If you enjoyed this episode, please rate & review the podcast where you can! This episode was edited and produced by the incredibly talented team at Journey Gurl Productions.Mentioned in this episode:2023-q4-preroll sardine 12023-q4-postroll sardine 1

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If you work in online fraud prevention, chances are you've caught the "bug". The bug that makes you passionate about identifying & preventing cybercriminals from getting away with stealing from your company, or your client's companies. Most people who have made cyber-fraud their career have the perfect balance of analytical and social skills, a strong sense of justice and the curiosity that will drive you to go down every path of information until you "crack the case". Just like sociology is the study of social behavior, and psychology is the study of human behavior, Fraudology is the science and study of fraud. On the Fraudology podcast, long-time online fraud expert, Karisse Hendrick will dive into all areas of Fraudology from the perspective of a fraud-fighter. With guests ranging from former cybercriminals to fraud-fighters at Fortune 500 companies to law enforcement and others, you will no doubt be entertained, while learning a lot about fraud & other forms of abuse prevention! Subscribe to be alerted when a new episode is out and please rate & review where you can, to help others find this new & unique podcast!