A fare dodger who went viral after bragging about refusing to pay for a train ticket has been unmasked as a well-heeled West Londoner with dreams of rap stardom and who openly admits being a 'privileged white boy'.
Archie Jack Columbus Pin-Cardella, 26, filmed himself aboard a Great Western Railway service revealing how he brazenly defied a conductor's order to leave the carriage.
In clips originally posted on TikTok, he launched into a bizarre monologue about being 'born free' - while appearing to sport a £695 Burberry scarf.
He said in the widely-condemned footage: 'I didn't pay for a train fare, and the guy was like, "You gotta get off the train", and I said, "No". And now we're moving again. You are free.
'I said, "Where was my agreement that I had to pay to live, that I had to pay to travel?" Because we are born free, right?
'Human beings are born free, look at every animal. They don't have to pay to live, so why do I have to pay?'
The Daily Mail can reveal that Pin-Cardella, 26, is a wannabe musician who was born in affluent south London and raised in the south of France by his 'well-off' parents.
His father is Jean-Francois Cardella, a middle class producer, art-director and film-maker.
Archie Jack Columbus Pin-Cardella (pictured), 26, filmed himself aboard a Great Western Railway service revealing how he brazenly defied a conductor's order to leave the carriage
In clips (pictured) originally posted on TikTok , he launched into a bizarre monologue about being 'born free' - while appearing to sport a £695 Burberry scarf
And far from being a penniless rebel, Pin-Cardella lives in a £600,000 apartment in affluent Fulham, located just a stone's throw from Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium.
When we approached him at his gated community, the fare dodger admitted being a 'privileged white boy still living at home' and from a 'well-off family' that is 'not strapped for cash'.
He insisted: 'It's not about dodging the fares, it's about what is true and I have nothing to hide.
'For me the whole train thing is not about being a t**t and being anti "the world". I believe we are born free, all humans and all animals are born free.
'There is a way of powering cities with the atmosphere, so no human being has to pay to live.
'My point is not to say f*** the system, f*** the trains, everyone should do nothing. My point is that we can create a world where everyone has what they need where no one is homeless, no one goes hungry, no single mum has to slave three jobs to live.'
Asked whether it was fair that he avoids paying when less well-off commuters buy tickets, he replied: 'No because I believe no one should have to. They don't have to - they have made a choice.
'You only have to pay tax because you agree to it.'
In the viral videos - filmed on a commuter service heading towards Swindon, Wiltshire - Pin-Cardella rants: 'No-one should have to pay taxes. They're siphoning your energy.
'Realise that all animals live for free so why do human beings have to pay? Why do we have to be enslaved. We don't. We chose. So we can choose differently. F*** the rules.'
In another clip, he signs off: 'I love you. Be free. You are free. You are not a slave. You are a divine soul. You can't stop the truth.'
The videos prompted a furious online backlash and have drawn the attention of British Transport Police.
One X user branded Pin-Cardella 'another middle class twerp who'll never contribute anything positive to society,' while another questioned: 'Did he agree to pay for the Burberry scarf?'
A third added: 'Let's hope the transport police were waiting at the next station to explain to Tarquin Cashmere-Scarf that mummy and daddy have been informed there's no such thing as a ticket free ride for their little wastrel.'
Pin-Cardella, who believes in several conspiracy theories, performs under the moniker AC Flow and has previously promoted himself online as an artist and entrepreneur.
In a YouTube documentary-style feature, he recounts being born in the leafy south London enclave of Herne Hill before spending much of his youth in the south of France.
The Daily Mail can reveal that Pin-Cardella (pictured), 26, is a wannabe musician who was born in affluent south London and raised in the south of France by his 'well-off' parents
And far from being a penniless rebel, Pin-Cardella (pictured) lives in a £600,000 apartment in affluent Fulham, located just a stone's throw from Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium
He said: 'I did my teens all the way up to 16. You know, Cannes is your hometown...running around just doing what you do.
'We lived in lots of different areas. We lived in a nice area called Pegomas, which is just flat in the valley and it's just nice.
'There's a nice river. I loved living there, man.'
The film also shows him eating croissants at a Gail's Bakery, which he describes as a 'bougie Starbucks'.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he claimed he does not pay for his own clothes and that they are 'handed' to him 'by God's grace'.
In the instance of his Burberry scarf, he said his mother's friend needed clothes to be sold.
'My mother likes to take on these jobs even though we are a pretty well-off family.
'We are not strapped for cash or anything like that. But she chose to take all those clothes in and one of those scarfs were there so she gave them to me,' he said.
Pin-Cardella added: 'In the eyes of society I am a privileged white boy because I still live at home where I make my music and social media.
'I make around £300 a month from music. It's obviously a lot and it's not enough to live in the West but I could just book a flight to South-East Asia and live on the cheap and live in the jungle.
'I am happy to do that if the world is saying 'screw you' to me. I am free and I believe we are all free but human beings have been programmed to accept this slavery, this way of life that does not value the human soul.
'The train fares represent this system as a whole. Humanity is making a collective choice. If humanity said tomorrow, 'F*** this, I am not doing this any more', what are they going to do? Take us all to prison?
'I am not worried about anything. You can arrest me, you can do whatever. I know the Lord will always uphold me. I have no fear.'
Public records link Pin-Cardella, who also spent time living in Bath, Somerset, to a succession of short-lived ventures that appear to have fizzled out.
His company AC Flow Ltd, listed as being involved in sound recording and performing arts, was struck off in 2025 having failed to file accounts.
Another venture, Cartela Records Ltd, was also wound-up in the same year. Accounts filed with Companies House in 2024 reveal the company had a balance sheet of zero.
The business failings have not stopped Pin-Cardella from travelling. His Facebook account is littered with photos from jaunts to south-east Asia.
His latest stunt may prove costly with British Transport Police investigating the video.
Fare evasion is a criminal offence and can result in prosecution and fines.
Pin-Cardella was, however, unfazed at that prospect, saying he would ask officers: 'Where did I agree to this? Where is my agreement that I have to pay taxes.
'They can fine me as much as they want - show me the agreement I made to pay it.'
British Transport Police confirmed it is investigating. A spokesman said: 'We're aware of this video. Any witnesses to the incident of the person refusing to pay should contact us via text referencing log number 98-2502226.'
