California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for trio

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They claimed a bear damaged luxury cars, then authorities found this

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California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for trio​


Three people in the US state of California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed in a bear costume damaging luxury cars.

The California Insurance Department said the three used a person in a bear suit to stage fake attacks inside a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes in 2024, then submitted fraudulent claims seeking nearly $142,000 in payouts from insurance companies.
The department called it "Operation Bear Claw".
 
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