Gregor MacGregor, The Most Despicable Con Man In History
If we told you there was a man who fought through wars, survived the un-survivable, and married into two of the most esteemed wealthy families of the 18th century, you might think it was a particularly unrealistic movie plot. But it isn’t – it’s the life story of a very real person, who also happens to be one of the most notorious con men to ever run a racket.
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@mktf5582
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Ah typical delusions/grandiose/narcissism, typical SCOATISH nationalistic identity traits.
@jpmnky
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
That movie Barry Lyndon seems more and more like a docudrama the more of these cases I come across. This was a pretty popular grift in that era apparently.
@Bonserak23
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Fake it tell you make it, damn internet ruined everything.
@Hidingfrompeople
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Dude had a huge one
@strm854
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
So bad you actually have to admire it a little bit
@btetschner
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
The first step in making a Pottersville Sandwich is toasted the two slices of wheat bread.
Toast the slices until each has a golden brown color.
@btetschner
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Continuing a Weird History Recipe Sequence!
Thinking about the first step of my recipe*†…while watching this Weird History video
The recipe is for a Pottersville Sandwich!
I did a 4-H presentation about a recipe (it was Upside Down Pineapple Cake) similar to this in elementary school!
* Inspired from the Weird History video "How Has SPAM Stayed So Popular?"
† I have had this sandwich probably 6 times already, it's so satisfying!
@function0077
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Gregor McGregor was a little more successful than one of his grifting contemporaries, Joseph Smith Jr.
@ludwiggengnagel6093
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Sounds like most people who run billion dollar corporations.
@accountsuspended2498
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
The next is crypto
@doyoulikedinosaurs
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
y'all went HARD with the AI on this one lol
@jimc.goodfellas
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
"Classic Gregor"
@CaptJohnsen
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
The art is such a terrible fever dream.
@Nok112
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
He must be my ex husband’s great great grandfather lol
@kimjustice1285
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Well, talk about your ponzi scheme!
@Holesale00
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Fake it till you Make it is a saying for a reason lol.
@jessiesmith5801
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Idk I like him 😏🥴😩😭
@kurtisgibbs6698
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Dude needs a funny writer or to not try the jokes. His jokes are so horrendous that I had to stop watching.
@matthewmontemarano5754
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
2:23 painter did him dirty two right hands
@matthewmontemarano5754
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
0:19 notorious con man macgregor
@tambariw
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
This guy deserves a movie or a TV show!!!
@OmniGuy
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
If you don't include Donald Trump.
@brandonwooldridge1877
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
I would honestly love a movie about this guy
@WARacrosTIME
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Congregor McGregor
@scottdoesntmatter4409
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
I would like to hear about Donald J Trump, one of the greatest con men ever to live in the USA. Seriously, his whole life has been one gigantic series of con jobs, based on everything I've read.
@pfkmsandiego
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
didn't y'all already do a vid on this dude?
@kensmith2839
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Did he run a fake charity? Sell steak, water… Bankrupt casinos? Run a fake university? Rip people off putting his face on weird digital cards? Constantly grift off his willing dupes?
@Winteramen
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Never trust a man who has the same name twice. Gregor McGregor? Oh yeah, hi, I'm John Johnson
@Down_the_Wind
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Reminds me of Trump… except the smart, cunning, charming, and handsome parts.
@nicolejacobs6381
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
I’m not sure what happened during editing….. but please stop
@SoHioMusicOTB
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
DO NEW TIMLINE VIDEOS!!!!! Been waiting since for ever bruh 😢😮💨 !! Thank u kindly 💪🏾
@gracieg7601
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Sounds like Colonel Tom Parker. How parker fell into ELVIS PRESLEY luck. Parker screwed Elvis snd anyone else he could till Elvis died. Then he trudged through a couple of others. None as lucrative as Elvis though. Lol
@Fotosynthesis858
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
“Greg McGregor” huh? Real creative there lol. What was his brothers name? Mc McGregor? Mick McGregor??? 🤣🤦🏽♂️
@HiddenLethality
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 am
Disgusting AI
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