Archive · 3 Jul 2025
YouTuber Fakes Death for Airline Refund, Documents It on Video
A YouTuber named Maximilian Fosh tried to get money back from an airline by pretending he had died.
He found a rule that said he could get a refund if someone died, so he got a fake death certificate from a small place in Italy.
His lawyer said it was not right, but Fosh went ahead anyway.
In the end, he didn't get the money.
He made a video about it to show how creative he is and to challenge the airline's rules.
The video has gotten a lot of attention.
YouTuber Maximilian Arthur Fosh faked his death to attempt an airline refund.
He exploited a loophole in the airline's bereavement policy.
Fosh obtained a death certificate from the Principality of Seborga.
His lawyer advised against claiming the refund, deeming it fraudulent.
Fosh did not ultimately receive the refund and made a video about the experience.
- Who
- Maximilian Arthur Fosh, a YouTuber.
- What
- UK-based YouTuber faked death to try to get an airline refund.
- When
- Two months prior to the video release.
- Where
- Principality of Seborga, Italy and online.
- Why
- To get a refund and challenge the airline's policy; to create engaging content.
Legal experts
Commenters
Fraud vs. Exploitation
Legal experts
The lawyer deemed it fraudulent.
Commenters
It is not considered fraud as the airline didn't specify that the certificate holder has to be deceased. If that is their clause, 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.
- YouTuber
- Maximilian Arthur Fosh
- Airline Refund Attempt
- Bereavement policy loophole
- Micronation
- Principality of Seborga
- Death Certificate Source
- Princess Nina Menegatto
- Lawyer's Advice
- Fraudulent
- YouTube Followers
- 4.7 million+