Nope. Never a good idea.
Moron.
'Dead man' tried to claim life insurance
By Kim Arlington- Sydney Morning-HeraldIT was April Fool's Day in 2007 when Paul Terroni supposedly drowned in the Coaque River in Pedernales, Ecuador.
Just over a year later, very much alive, he returned to Australia with a new name.
He had hoped to make a fresh start as Gabriel Alejandro Sanchez Cedeno but his old life came back to haunt him when he tried to claim $283,000 on life insurance.
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