YouTuber Declares Himself Legally Dead to Secure $50 Refund from Airline

YouTuber Max Fosh spared thing successful his pursuit of a refund — not moreover his ain life, though he still lives to show nan tale.

In a caller vlog posted connected June 30, nan British prima recounted really he successfully requested repayment for a canceled formation aft staging his ain decease pinch ineligible archiving to backmost it up. He began by explaining that nan hose — nan sanction of which he omitted from nan video — would only supply refunds successful cases wherever nan rider had died.

Fosh, 30, discovered that he would request to supply a ineligible decease certificate, but he realized that nan airline's good people doesn't specify wherever nan decease certificate needs to travel from. He decided to activity retired nan archiving from a overseas country, contempt nan truth that nan refund only totaled astir $50.

"I americium embarking connected this ngo because I'm incredibly petty ... It's nan rule that I return rumor with," he told nan camera during nan video, which already has complete 1.9 cardinal views since it was uploaded to YouTube.

He reached retired to respective governments overseas and yet sewage a consequence from Seborga, which he explained to beryllium "a self-declared principality" that claims it was "accidentally near retired of the unification of Italy."

"The municipality has operated arsenic an independent federation pinch its ain flag, rate and government," he said earlier stating his volition to recreation location by car. "Despite not being recognized arsenic an charismatic independent nation, Seborga and its group conflict each time for its independency and legitimacy."

He technically went to nan principality connected nan grounds of a authorities sojourn pinch nan "Princess" of Seborga, Nina Menegatto. After she toured Fosh around, he told Menegatto astir his quest for a refund, and she was consenting to thief him out.

"My conflict pinch a large hose seemed to resonate pinch nan Princess, and Seborga's conflict for independence," nan contented creator said successful a voiceover for nan video. "So she kindly agreed to motion a special, one-off decease certificate."

In a connection to PEOPLE, a typical for Seborga confirmed that Menegatto did so meet pinch Fosh, arsenic shown successful nan video.

"She was capable to show him astir our proud Principality," nan connection read. "As for nan matter of nan decease certificate, we took portion successful nan thought of Max Fosh and cooperated pinch him and his squad for entertainment/content purposes only."

To further waste his ruse, Fosh hosted a faux ceremonial for himself, which was attended by 3 hired "mourners." He moreover had his editor springiness a eulogy astatine nan staged ceremony.

He sent nan hose his clone decease certificate, and days later, nan institution allegedly agreed to proceed reviewing his afloat refund application. At that point, Fosh decided to consult pinch his lawyer, who advised him not to return immoderate much steps to declare nan money.

"It's not fraud, but it is fraudulent," Fosh's lawyer said successful a clip of their telephone call. In different snippet, nan lawyer added, "I usually would fto you, but this clip I really person to put my ft down."

Fosh concluded nan video by stating that he followed nan ineligible proposal and ended his effort to get a refund, and nan YouTuber warned his viewers not to effort nan strategy themselves.