Caroline Donahoe l Contra Costa Youth Journalism

Frank Abagnale, a former con artist who became a famous and respected fraud detection cybersecurity consultant, returned recently to the Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series and spent much of the evening educating the eager crowd with his in-depth knowledge about cybercrime, forgery and scams.

Abagnale told the audience Sept. 30 at the Lesher Center for the Arts’ Hofmann Theatre in Walnut Creek that his goal was to inform the public, as he asserts that prevention, verification and education are the best ways to protect privacy and avoid being a victim of cyberfraud.

“Education is the most powerful tool to fighting crime,” Abagnale said simply. “If I can explain to you how the scam works, and you understand the scam, then you will not fall vi

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