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3. Gregor MacGregor, the guy who sold an imaginary country

He is clearly my favorite. An artist. A genius. What am I saying, a God of scams. THE GUY HAS SUCCEEDED IN SELLING A COUNTRY THAT DOESN'T EXIST. Ok, it was in 1822, and Google maps was not there to verify. BUT STILL.

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— Matt Ledwell Fri Feb 21 20:22:38 +0000 2020

Basically, he is a Scotsman, who shines through his cowardice and mediocrity in South American independence struggle movements. To recover: he decides to invent a country, "Poyais", on 32,000 square kilometers of land, under British domination, which were ceded to him. And the guy does not do things by halves: he invents a counterfeit currency , a false flag, and even songs to the glory of his State, to attract investors. And it works! He sells hundreds of shares quickly.

Can you imagine the faces of the future inhabitants, transported by three boats, having signed work contracts with the government, when they arrived on this piece of wild land? It's expensive Poyais (do you understand the valve? ) for a night under the stars.

The worst thing about this story: the few survivors of the deception did not blame McGregor for the scam. They even demonstrated against the media coverage of the case… Well, maybe that was to protect the little dignity they had left.