Unfortunately, most people who've faked their own deaths screw up this part of the process by cashing in on the insurance check they hoped to get, or getting a speeding ticket. If you want to get away with it, you've got to disappear completely.  Start by hiding out for a few weeks somewhere close by, like a cheap flophouse hotel for a few weeks to lay low. Load up on groceries and hide out watching TV while the police decide to give up on finding you. When you have to go out, wear a disguise. Eventually, you'll have to start making your way elsewhere so you can go about the process of finding your new life. . Who do you want to be, now that the old you is dead? A suave gambler and poet from South Carolina, who decided to forego his family's tuna cannery inheritance and move to Australia to work on cars? A small town bartender who had to move to the bright lights of LA? Decide who you'll want to be, and start working on:   Your new name. Practice signing it, saying it, and introducing yourself with your new name. Make it awesome. Jackson Saint-Bloodrock? Pleased to meet you.  Your new style. How will you craft your new image? Get clothes that are different from your old way of dressing and that will mask the new you people might see in the old you. Dress in such a way that you'd be able to walk past your own mother on the street, and she'll never notice you. Grow a beard, shave your head, change your hair color, embrace leather, do whatever you need to do to cultivate a completely different style.  Your story. What will you tell people about yourself? How will you introduce yourself?  How can you get away with masking your old identity when you meet new people? . Once you've gotten your new identity hammered out and you're using to introducing yourself as Horace McGillicutty, find or consider crafting your own fake documents that will let you start your new life. Flying will likely be out of the question, unless you've got some great forged documents, but try making your way somewhere far off by hitchhiking safely or taking the bus for cheap. Declaring taxes will be difficult, so working under the table and staying on the move will keep you relatively safe. Consider working migrant labors, heading west and checking out farm labor or other contract work that'll be easier get away with under the table. Mushroom picking in Oregon or California can be lucrative, as well as detasseling in Indiana or peach-picking in Georgia. Move around and see the country. Becoming a public figure probably isn't the best idea. Get ready to live a quiet and simple life, socializing little and maintaining a mysterious mist around yourself. When people start to get to close to you, it's time to move on.  Stay away from tourist locations and landmarks; there will be cameras everywhere that may capture your image. Moreover, there is an increased chance that some of those vacationers knew the old you. Wear a hoodie drawn over your forehead if you don't want to be seen clearly.

Summary:
Eliminate all contact with people from your old life. Come up with an alternate identity Make a fake ID Go somewhere you'll be unknown. Work under the table. Lay low.