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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Inga Parkel

YouTuber stages his own death to get a refund from airline

  • British youtuber and comedian Max Fosh staged his own death to claim a $50 refund for a cancelled flight.
  • Fosh undertook the elaborate scheme out of “pettiness” and “principle” after discovering the airline only offered cash refunds to deceased passengers.
  • He travelled to Seborga, a self-proclaimed principality in Italy, where Princess Nina Menegatto provided a special, one-off death certificate for entertainment purposes.
  • After holding a mock funeral and submitting the documentation, the airline agreed to process his refund application.
  • Fosh's lawyer advised him against claiming the money, deeming the act “fraudulent,” leading Fosh to abandon the claim and warn viewers not to replicate the stunt.

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