1. The Island Nation of Poyais
Gregor MacGregor, a Scottish adventurer and soldier returned to England and pretended to be from Poyais. This island nation near Honduras was not real, but he made a good job of detailing all the land and its natural resources. He sold portions of land and information to hundreds of colonists. He even got away with it since the colonists would have to travel before discovering that the island did not exist.
There you have it the 11 biggest get rich quick schemes of all time. It’s amazing what the human mind can think of to get money.
