It's wrong to fake your own death.
Sam has been invited to the wedding of a distant cousin he secretly dislikes and everyone is expecting him to attend.
Sam wants to get out of having to go to the wedding.
Sam pretends to fall ill the week before the wedding as an excuse why he cannot attend.
Sam enacts an elaborate plot involving a tragic car accident to fake his own death.
Sam's family is a bit disappointed, but they believe his lie and aren't upset with him.
His family finds out about his deception and disown him for the outrageous lie.