Gregor Macgregor He meticulously crafted an imaginary country called Poyais supposedly located south of Honduras. A region still deserted today. He spoke of a country where the land was fertile for a variety of crops. He told people the weather was perfect for raising animals and the rivers and lakes were full of fish. All his stories were all made up but a lot of people believed every lie he told them. Many people invested their life savings and most of them just barely made it back to England alive.