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Dominion of Melchizedek
Type:   Fictitious Country. Summary: The Dominion of Melchizedek was a non-existent island country established by father and son con artists, Evan and Mark Pedley. Posted by: Elliot Feldman Melchizedek is a country that has no physical presence on the planet, yet its home to hundreds of financial institutions. ……


Emulex Stockmarket Hoax
A US Attorney announces the arrest of Mark Jakob at a press conference held on August 31, 2000. Behind him, a chart shows the downward spike that the hoax caused in the stock price of Emulex. On August 25 2000, shareholders of Emulex Corp. were greeted in the morning by…


Freewheelz
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: An article described a company that gave away free cars. AdditionalApril Fool’s Day ContentTop 100 April Fool’s Day HoaxesThe April Fool’s Day Database The April 2000 issue of Esquire magazine included an article titled “There Are No Free Wheels” about a company called Freewheelz.…


J.S.G. Boggs
Type: Art. Summary: Boggs draws money that’s almost convincing enough to pass for the real thing. J.S.G. Boggs is a contemporary artist whose work deals with the tension between money’s aesthetic value and its economic function. He draws currency: Dollars, euros, or whatever the currency is where he happens to…


Principality of New Utopia
Type:   Fictitious country. Summary: Howard Turney (AKA Lazarus Long) founded a “country” called New Utopia, supposedly based on the libertarian philosophy of novelist Ayn Rand. Unfortunately it became a center for offshore banking scams. Posted by: Elliot Feldman The Principality of New Utopia was an island country in the…

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