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[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd fake suicide at the beach, no cctv and nobody around. Leave my car, wallet and keys behind with a note. I'd dye my hair at the beach and wear bulky clothing to hide my shape, then walk away.

Faking it isn't hard it's nobody ever finding out ever that's hard I reckon

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Faking it isn’t hard it’s nobody ever finding out ever that’s hard I reckon

The problem isn't convincing people that you're dead. That's really easy.
The problem is convincing everybody that you're someone else. In this day and age, it's very, VERY complicated to assume a fake identity that stands up to scrutiny.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 1 month ago

Yep exactly. Shops use cash less, cctv everywhere, medical care etc etc. The list is endless.

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

The trick is to spend years prior to the switch establishing identity 2

[–] SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

As I see it, the goal is to convince specific people that you’re dead and it doesn’t really matter if anyone knows you’re alive who wouldn’t tell them. There’s no need to fake an identity unless you’re specifically hiding from the government.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

the question has a flawed premise. Faking your death is the easy part, basically just let anyone know you're travelling into the wilderness and then don't return. The hard part is what you do after. You can't access any funds you had, your ID, your birth certificate, you essentially are giving up your ability to be a citizen in whatever country you're living in. Your best chance of being able to live a new life is likely travelling by foot/car to a corrupt country where you can purchase fake credentials with cash.

[–] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you looking for ideas or just curious?

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 1 month ago

Shhhh shhhhh I'm trying to be subtle about it

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

I would answer you but I'm layng low because I'm trrying to play dead.