Frank William Abagnale Jr, was one of four children born to Frank Abagnale Sr. and Paulette Abagnale. Abagnale was born on April 27, 1948 in Bronxville, New York; Abagnale attended Iona Preparatory School, an all-boys Catholic high school run by the Irish Christian Brothers. Abagnale was very shocked when he learned of his parents', especially his mother's, decision to divorce. As a teenager Abagnale found himself mixed up with a gang of teenage delinquents, who for the most part were only involved in petty thefts; which led to them being locked up for a short time in a juvenile detention center. Abagnale also began using the gas credit card his father had given him to make a small profit. Abagnale charged the items from the gas station to his card. The items would remain on the store's shelves and Abagnale would be given a fraction of the amount of the items in cash while the clerk pocketed the rest. His father was stuck with a bill in excess of two thousand dollars. This was the beginning of his extensive criminal career. After leaving home at the age of sixteen and standing 6'4, Abagnale quickly realized that he couldn't earn enough without a high school diploma. Abagnale left home with only $200 in his bank account and no formal education. Abagnale modified his license to age ten years. Jobs paid the “26-year-old” Abagnale more than the 16-year-old. Abagnale soon decided to quit his job and was barely making enough money to support himself. Abagnale began writing bad checks to support himself. Abagnale overdrawn his account by thousands of dollars. Abagnale quickly realized that he could cash more bad checks if he dazzled the bank tellers, so he did. Eventually Abagnale began creating new identities so that Abagnale could open different accounts and different banks. Abagnale began printing on his own