Gray ..okay okay...
So you don't buy my "prevention" answer well then I'll take another route.
Question 1:
I would call one of those American tabloid news type shows and alert them "I have the rarest form of illness in which I will die in minutes...get your arses over here and for the right price I'll allow you to film my final minutes..." The proceeds I make from the tv show would go to AC Milan for the acquisition of new players....
Question 2:
My house is burning...I would take my cell phone...with it I would call up my friends who work in retail stores (electronics, appliances, etc) and tell them to start "creating" bills for purchases of items I never really owned (Big screen tv, etc.) When the insurance cheque comes around I would not only get my house value back but make a large profit in return for the re-imbursement of all those supposed items that burned in my house.
You have to look at the positive side of things...