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In the interview included in the 2003 edition of the book, abagnale claims about 80% of the movie is accurate book catch me if you can, page 214. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. He works closely with the fbi and corporations around the world as an expert on counterfeiting and document security. Published by soundview executive book summaries, p.
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