# Gregor Macgregor
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gregor macgregor (24 December 1786 – 4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, and con man who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to "Poyais", a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as "Cazique". Hundreds invested their savings in supposed Poyaisian government bonds and land certificates, while about 250 emigrated to MacGregor's invented country in 1822–23 to find only an untouched jungle; more than half of them died. Seen as a contributory factor to the "Panic of 1825", MacGregor's Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history.
Smooth Criminal: Gregor MacGregor, Scottish soldier, con man and Cazique of Poyais
Well folks its been awhile... A long while but... Keith and Jon are back again. We've been in the gym training. And i don't feel that it is to cocky to say that we are still the heavyweight champions of podcasting. We are and will always remain your somewhat reliable source of information, for most…
Episode 90: Paradise for Sale - The Poyais Con
Gregor MacGregor pulled off one of history’s most audacious scams when he convinced investors and settlers that he was the rightful ruler of a lush, prosperous Central American paradise called Poyais. In reality, the “kingdom” was nothing more than swampy, uninhabitable land he didn’t own. Hundreds…
THE OG SCAMMER
What if someone convinced hundreds of people to move to a country... that didn't exist?This week on Devious Backstories, Handy & Maal dive into the unbelievable story of Gregor MacGregor, the man who pulled off one of the boldest scams in history. In the early 1800s, he invented the nation of Poyai…
124 - Gregor MacGregor : Soldier, Laird, and the Man Who Sold a Country That Didn’t Exist
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In this episode, my colleague Rhys brought my attention to this story of a man called Gregor MacGregor.
So I wrote an episode about him. WOW. What a story!
Enjoy!
N.B - Poyais - I MAY have pronounced this incorrectly. Some pronounce it as POY-A…
Here Be Fraud (and Mosquitos)
A flamboyant adventurer known for exaggerating his military exploits returns to Great Britain with tales of a new land of opportunity on the Mosquito Coast.
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The Edinburgh Fringe Show 2026 – Thom Tuck – The Wolf Of Poyais
Thom Tuck joins me on the podcast today to talk about the projects he is bringing to this year’s Fringe. From a show asking “How To Fringe”, through work in progress shows and chaotic late night alternative memorials, to the myth and malice of the conman, Tuck is keeping himself buys in August.
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Episode 57 - Gregor MacGregor
Episode 57 - Gregor MacGregor
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Episode 231 - You Lost Me With the Stonks
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