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" You have to be smarter and a wiser businessperson and consumer. You have to learn to protect yourself through education. "
Frank Abagnale
Protect
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You
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" I wasn't a Pan Am pilot or any other kind of pilot. "
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" When I look back at my life now, I'm not amazed by what I did at 16 to 21. "
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" Airline pilots are men to be admired and respected. Men to be trusted. Men of means. And you don't expect an airline pilot to be a local resident. Or a check swindler. "
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" Why do the Yankees always win? The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes. "
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" One thing I've found is that if you educate and show people the risk, they will do something about it. "
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" I owe a debt to my country 800 times greater than I could ever repay. "
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" There are many ways to manipulate chip cards. For example, a number of years ago when American Express issued the first chip card, criminals would take a small hammer with a little device and bang the chip to destroy it without hurting the physical appearance of the card. "
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" Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved. "
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" I never use debit cards. I only use credit cards. This way, if someone does get my account number... and charges $1 million, by federal law, my liability is zero. "
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Credit
Never
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" If you took a child in London and took their iPhone and took them somewhere else in the country, they'd probably not be able to find their way back. That's a shame. "
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" Too many of us are vulnerable, and I look forward to working with AARP to advise people about the safest ways to conduct their financial transactions and manage social media. "
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Media
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" You cannot rely on the police, you cannot rely on the government, you cannot rely on the bank to protect you. "
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