Carders and fake ID manufacturers would be right in line with Abagnale's life. Everyone gets caught in the long run, the key is getting out of one scam and into a new one before you get busted.
"Everyone gets caught in the long run" are there any reliable numbers of this?
opposite of survivorship bias
If you've heard of them, its because they got caught
Exactly there is a reason most APTs stay as some designation without any real people identified
Sampling bias would probably fit.
Something that may not be obvious is how victims (companies, at least) frequently want to bury the story just as much as the person who conned them. "We lost 8 digits of internet money last night and have no idea who did it" just doesn't sound good to other people who are supposed to trust you.