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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.
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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.
