I don't do online banking.

The law sometimes sleeps; it never dies.

Most people don't reconcile their bank accounts.

I learned early that class is universally admired.

I wasn't a Pan Am pilot or any other kind of pilot.

I teach ethics at the FBI academy, which is ironic.

People care about others in their immediate network.

The truth is, your identity already has been stolen.

Every form of payment has some risk associated with it.

It's not what a man has but what a man is that's important.

If I check into a hotel, a lot of times, they know who I am.

You have to think a little smarter, be proactive, not reactive.

At the FBI, very rarely do they investigate crime under $100,000.

I spent five years of my youth in prison - some very bad prisons.

People say that life is short, but it isn't short. It's very long.

I owe a debt to my country 800 times greater than I could ever repay.

While I was on an undercover assignment in Texas, I met my wife, Kelly.

Mostly, cybercriminals are motivated to commit crime for financial gain.

When I look back at my life now, I'm not amazed by what I did at 16 to 21.

You have to be very limited in who you give your social security number to.

There is no technology today that cannot be defeated by social engineering.

Remember what being an adult is: It has nothing to do with money or awards.

What I did in my youth is hundreds of times easier today. Technology breeds crime.

Why do the Yankees always win? The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes.

The front of a cheque alone gives someone enough information to steal your identity.

If you tell me your name and date of birth, that's all I need to steal your identity.

I always knew I'd get caught sooner or later. And I knew I would end up going to prison.

Nothing has brought me more love, joy and peace than being a good husband and good daddy.

I use a credit card for everything - and I choose one of the ones which gives you money back.

If I had been brilliant or a genius, I wouldn't have needed to break the law just to survive.

If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been "Catch Me In Two Days."

If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been 'Catch Me In Two Days'.

I don't believe that a piece of paper will excuse my actions. In the end, only my actions will.

When people write about me, they usually start off with the headline 'World's Greatest Con Man.'

Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there's a touch of class involved.

You can sit in a room and create anything you want on a laptop. That's why the real con men are gone.

One thing I've found is that if you educate and show people the risk, they will do something about it.

I was always in the right place at the right time, always willing to take advantage of an opportunity.

It's quite flattering to have Leonardo DiCaprio play you in the movie. He's a great-looking young man.

I went from 198 pounds to 109 while I was in prison in France, and I had to tie my clothes on with rope.

Whether you're earning $7 an hour or $700,000 a year, it's very important to protect your credit rating.

I taught at the FBI for four decades - how to think outside of the box and deal with social engineering.

It's amazing how much information we share in social media, then we wonder why people steal our identity.

The Internet is a wonderful thing, but it opens the door to many crimes, so you have to stay ahead of it.

You should know, whether you live in the U.S. or in the U.K., that your identity has already been stolen.

We all grow up. Hopefully, we get wiser. Age brings wisdom, and fatherhood changes one's life completely.

There's no such thing as a foolproof system. That idea fails to take into account the creativity of fools.

Dear dad, you always told me that an honest man has nothing to fear, so I'm trying my best not to be afraid.

If you believe you have a foolproof system, you've failed to take into consideration the creativity of fools.

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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