Suspects dress up as bears to fake car attack in insurance scamCA Department of Insurance
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00:00Four men have landed in hot water after allegedly dressing up as bears to carry out fake attacks on cars as part of an insurance scam.
00:07Those involved in the California scam contacted the Department of Insurance claiming a bear had caused damage to their Mercedes cars and sent across video footage of the attack.
00:30Upon further scrutiny of the video, an investigation determined the bear was a person in a bear costume.
00:41To further ensure it was not a bear in the video, the department had a biologist from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife review the three alleged bear videos and also opined it was a human in a bear suit.
00:52After executing a search warrant, detectives found the bear costume in the suspect's home.
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