[00:00:13] Julie: That’s very scary.
[00:00:15] Brook: Yeah, that is scary.
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[00:00:21] Julie: Welcome back to AARP’s The Perfect Scam.
I’m Julie Getz, and with me today is our cohost, Frank Abagnale.
Frank, it’s good to see you.
[00:00:28] Frank Abagnale: Hi, Julie, great to be with you.
[00:00:38] Frank Abagnale: Awesome.
[00:00:45] Brook: Hey, how are you doing?
[00:00:54] Frank Abagnale: Absolutely.
[00:00:55] Julie: All right.
Brook, do you want to go for the first one?
[00:00:57] Brook: Yeah.
So Eric from New York asks, “Is free wi-fi safe?
[00:01:50] Julie: Great.
Frank, this next question is from Aaron in Washington DC.
Frank, is it safe to do DNA testing?
[00:01:59] Frank Abagnale: That depends.
Do you store it in a data file?
Do you sell it to people who want information; insurance companies or someone else?
Once you’ve supplied it to me, what happens to it?
And of course, your response is you want to hear, no, we destroy it.
I don’t want them to see.
[00:02:50] Julie: Yeah.
Okay, go ahead, Brook.
So those people typically hold onto that data.
[00:04:51] Okay, Frank.
This is from Jill in Minnesota.
Frank, what is your worst nightmare scam that may not be mainstreamed but keeps you up at night?
There could be a lot of privacy issues, I think that’s going to be the next breach.
[00:06:07] Julie: That’s very scary, very scary.
[00:06:09] Brook: Yeah, that is scary.
[00:06:10] Julie: All right, Brook, do you want to do one more?
We’ll do one more each.
[00:06:13] Brook: Yeah.
[00:06:13] Julie: Go ahead.
[00:06:13] Brook: This next one’s from Brittany in New Jersey.
“What are your thoughts on Venmo and other cash transfer apps?”
[00:06:21] Frank Abagnale: I have no problem with those.
[00:06:45] Brook: …and not the…
[00:06:46] Frank Abagnale: Yeah.
[00:07:09] Frank Abagnale: Yes.
[00:07:10] Julie: Got it.
So David from Maryland has a question.
He thinks he went to school with your mother.
“What was her maiden name again?”
[00:07:20] Frank Abagnale: I would never answer that question.
[00:07:29] Frank Abagnale: Yeah, that’s correct.
[00:07:30] Julie: Collect information from him.
like contact me.”
(chuckles) That’s a scam.
[00:07:54] Brook: Man.
Thank you so much Frank Abagnale and Brook Ellis.
This is always a fun special episode, right?
[00:08:08] Frank Abagnale: Right, thank you, Julie.
I truly enjoyed it.
[00:08:10] Brook: Great times.
[00:08:13] Brook: Okay, bye now.
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