Overview

• Marvin Wildhage posed as Peter Lustig’s estate manager using a fictitious agency to fraudulently order a Bundesverdienstkreuz for €149 without proper verification.
• The medal manufacturer accepted a marked newspaper article as proof of entitlement, bypassing standard identity and authority checks.
• The video documenting the stunt amassed nearly 600,000 views in one day, igniting a public debate about institutional accountability and procedural rigor.
• The manufacturer announced an internal and legal review of its practices but has not yet provided a detailed public response.
• Wildhage, known for prior stunts like infiltrating the Euro 2024 opening match, plans to return the medal and continues similar experiments targeting other prestigious awards.