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Indian Express
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
British YouTuber fakes death to get Rs 4,300 refund from airline, shares details: ‘I am hosting my own funeral'
Maximilian Arthur Fosh, popularly known as Max Fosh, has grabbed global attention after he faked his own death to claim 37.28 GBP (Rs 4,300, approximately). Fosh, 30, recently shared a detailed video of how he travelled to a different country to organise his funeral. In his YouTube video, Fosh shared that he had booked a flight two months ago but was unable to take it for some reason. However, when he applied for a refund, he encountered a legal clause stating that airlines provide a cash refund to deceased passengers only. 'I found a cheeky legal clause that airlines use that lots of people fall foul of,' he says in the video titled 'I Technically Died.' Fosh travelled to the Principality of Seborga, a self-declared micronation in Liguria, northern Italy, to get a death certificate from Princess Nina Menegatto. He also got the opportunity to meet the princess and explore the micronation's history and culture. The officials issued him a death certificate and invited him for a state visit. Meanwhile, with his death certificate, the YouTuber submitted a refund request to the airline, which was accepted and required the submission of bank details. However, his lawyer advised him to hold the refund process to avoid potential fraud by the Principality of Seborga. 'It's not fraud, but it is fraudulent… normally I would let you, but this time I really have to put my foot down,' a phone call in the video said. Watch the video here: The video garnered nearly two million views on YouTube and a wave of reactions, with one saying, 'Getting a small Italian City state to aid you in fraudulent behaviour is so 1850's.' Another user commented, 'I have to say, Seborga seems like an appropriately petty place to go for this.' 'Dude is so petty that he booked another flight in order to get a refund for a flight,' a third user reacted.
NDTV
a day ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
UK-Based YouTuber Fakes Death To Get Refund From Airline
Maximilian Arthur Fosh, a UK-based YouTuber, "died" to get a refund from an airline for a flight he missed, he revealed in a recent video titled "I Technically Died". He discovered a loophole in the airline's policy that allowed refunds in case of bereavement or death. The 30-year-old said, "Two months ago, I booked a flight. A flight I then couldn't go on. When I tried to apply for a refund, I found a cheeky legal clause that airlines use that lots of people fall foul of... The submissions? Code that doesn't even run... I technically died." Watch the video here: Fosh travelled to the Principality of Seborga, a micronation in Italy, known for its unrecognised status. He got a death certificate from Princess Nina Menegatto. He also met with the princess and learned about the micronation's history. With the death certificate, Fosh submitted a refund request to the airline, which initially accepted it and asked for his bank details. However, his lawyer advised him not to proceed with the refund, calling it "fraudulent". Fosh even dialled his legal counsel, who in the video said, "It's not fraud, but it is fraudulent... normally I would let you, but this time I really have to put my foot down." However, Fosh went ahead and decided not to claim the refund of $50, but didn't get it. Fosh, with over 4.7 million followers on YouTube, created this content to showcase his creativity and challenge the airline's policies. The video showcases his creativity and has garnered significant attention online. One user said, "Imagine faking your own death and then asking your lawyer if it's okay." "Getting a small Italian City state to aid you in fraudulent behaviour is so 1850's," a second said. "I mean it wouldn't be fraud considering the airline didn't specify you had to be deceased, just a death certificate. And if that's their clause for refunds then getting a death certificate legally, shouldn't be counted as fraud. It's up to the airline to be specific and clear about these things," a third said.
