Fraudsters dressed up as bears to wreck cars

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 15, 2024 12:06 am

LOS ANGELES, California — Four people who allegedly dressed as bears and damaged their own luxury cars in a bid to defraud insurance companies were arrested in the western American state of California on Wednesday.

Suspicions were aroused when a claim was made for ripped seats and damaged doors on a luxury Rolls-Royce Ghost, an exclusive vehicle worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

BEAR-Y WRONG This picture released on Nov. 13, 2024 shows a bear costume in the home of a suspect in an insurance fraud case in California. PHOTO FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE VIA AFP

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