Faked death

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A faked death, also called a staged death, is the act of an individual purposely deceiving other people into believing that the individual is dead, when the person is, in fact, still alive. The faking of one's own death by suicide is sometimes referred to as pseuicide or pseudocide. People who commit pseudocide can do so by leaving evidence, clues, or through other methods. Death hoaxes can also be created and spread solely by third-parties for various purposes. Committing pseudocide may be done for a variety of reasons, such as to collect insurance money fraudulently, to evade pursuit, to escape from captivity, to arouse false sympathy, or as a practical joke. Faking one's own death may be part of an illicit activity such as tax evasion, insurance fraud, or avoiding criminal prosecution.

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