Four Southern Californians arrested Wednesday are facing fraud charges for allegedly using a person in a bear costume to fake vandalism damage to a Rolls Royce Ghost. It cost insurance companies $141,

In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.

A suspected fraudster dressed up in a bear costume before damaging cars in an insurance scam in the United States.

The suspects are also accused of staging fake-bear videos with two Mercedes-Benz vehicles as part of fraudulent insurance claims.

The California Department of Insurance opened an investigation called Operation Bear Claw after an insurance company reported suspected fraud in a case of automotive damage. The c

The California Department of Insurance began investigating the alleged bear attacks after an insurance company received a claim in January and suspected fraud. The vehicle owners