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Locked In with Ian Bick

Ex-NYC Grifter on Running Cons & the Scams That Sent Her to Prison | Kari Ferrell

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8743 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Kari Ferrell shares how she became a well-known New York grifter, the scams she ran, and how her deception finally caught up with her. #NYCScammer #ConArtist #WhiteCollarCrime #TrueCrime #FraudLife #Hustler #ScamExposed #criminalminds Thank you to LUCY & DRAFT KINGS for sponsoring today’s episode: Lucy: Let’s level up your nicotine routine with Lucy.  Go to HTTP://LUCY.CO/IANBICK and use promo code (IANBICK) to get 20% off your first order. Lucy has a 30-day refund policy if you change your mind.  Draft Kings: New players can get FIVE HUNDRED CASINO SPINS ON A FEATURED GAME! Just sign up with code IANBICK and wager a minimum of five dollars to receive FIVE HUNDRED CASINO SPINS ON A FEATURED GAME. Connect with Kari Ferrell: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/hotdoghandjobs Website: https://open.substack.com/pub/lexiconartist Book : https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-ll-never-believe-me-a-life-of-lies-second-tries-and-other-stuff-i-should-only-tell-my-therapist-kari-ferrell/21356907 Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://convictclothing.net/collections/convict-clothing-x-ian-bick Timestamps: 00:00:00 From Salt Lake City to Seoul: A Transnational Story 00:07:19 Navigating Identity and Adoption 00:14:53 Reclaiming and Owning Your Narrative 00:22:09 Breaking the Mold: Choosing Entrepreneurial Paths Over College 00:30:59 Strategies of Check Kiting and Grifting 00:36:02 Seeking Accountability and Past Regrets 00:43:05 Viral Scam Story and 'The Hip Grifter' 00:51:05 Journey Through the Prison System 00:58:08 Supportive Family During Adversity 01:04:45 Embracing Prison Stories and Overcoming Stigma 01:11:44 Navigating the Ethics of Storytelling and Media Manipulation 01:17:56 Misrepresentation in Media Reporting 01:25:24 Life in Minimum Security Prison 01:32:22 Breaking Free from a Normal Life to Share My Story 01:39:39 Committing to Your Passion and Believing in Yourself 01:47:13 The Power of Author Engagement on Book Sales 01:53:38 Episode Conclusion and Farewell Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Carrie, welcome to Locked in. Thank you so much for having me. Yeah, thanks to my good friend, Jed, for

0:04.5

messaging me and say, you got to have this girl on. He sent me your book release and your Instagram and I message you, shot my shot, and now here we are. Here we are. Shout out Jed. Yeah, thanks for responding. We're talking to how not everyone in your position responds. So, you know, I got a I got to thank you for that.

0:21.9

You're welcome, but what position is that?

0:23.9

I just feel like it. not everyone in your position responds. So, you know, I got to thank you for that.

0:21.9

You're welcome. But what position is that? I just feel like it's the female influencer type

0:27.6

that just doesn't necessarily respond, you know? I'm too self-absorbed to not be looking at

0:34.1

every single message. I feel like that's important. I look at every message. You don't know

0:38.7

what it's going to be your next relationship, business venture, guest. I get 90% of my good

0:44.9

guest just from looking at the DMs. Check those DMs, people. You never know when Ian's going to be

0:50.4

up in them. Yeah, exactly. I'm not really the person that, like, messages people first, like, specifically, like, woman for, like, that type of thing. Because I just feel like then it's weird because a lot of the people are, like, fans and you don't want to, like, breach that, like, trust. And also, I don't know, I don't want to come off as creepy. So I just let them message me. That's my tactic. Totally. There's an etiquette to it for sure. Yeah. But Instagram, I always say it's the best dating app. Yeah. The best dating app and also like the best way to really go in on someone, like to like discover who they are or at least who they think they are. Yeah. Which is its own category. I don't know. I discovered more about you on Google than on your Instagram.

1:29.6

But what's true?

1:31.1

Your Instagram, you're right.

1:33.0

So where did you grow up?

1:34.9

Where are you from?

1:35.6

I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah by way of Seoul Korea.

1:39.2

So I am adopted transracial, transnational, my parents, and my entire entire family and pretty much everyone I knew growing up was a white person.

1:49.1

Salt Lake City.

1:50.0

It kind of goes without saying.

1:51.5

Yeah, and you grew up a very certain lifestyle and different compared to most people.

1:56.2

Yes, so I grew up Mormon, a member of the Church of Latter-day Saints, and it was just as oppressive

2:03.5

and crazy as you, as most people imagine it to be.

2:08.9

Were both parents Mormon?

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