General MacGregor's Poyais Scheme

From 1821 to 1837, a Scottish con artist named General Gregor MacGregor orchestrated the "Poyais Scheme," convincing the public in the UK that he ruled a paradise-like, nonexistent Kingdom of Poyais. He even wrote a constitution and established Poyais embassies in the UK to bolster his deception.

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