Suspects nabbed for ‘man in bear suit’ insurance scam - from BBC News, from 2024 (with a short video)…
'Four people have been arrested after allegedly filing fake insurance claims stating that a bear had damaged the interiors of three luxury cars.
Video footage submitted to insurers as evidence showed what appeared to be the animal climbing into the front seat of Rolls Royce, then clawing its way toward the back.
The footage drew suspicion from investigators with the California Department of Insurance, who after executing a search warrant, found a bear costume in the suspects’ home.
“Upon further scrutiny of the video, the investigation determined the bear was actually a person in a bear costume,” the department said in a press release.
The four Los Angeles-area residents have been charged with insurance fraud and conspiracy after having received $141,839 (£111,619) in insurance payments.
Those arrested in what investigators dubbed “Operation Bear Claw”’
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Reminds me of the old John West advert… www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYn1chaCqp8 (30 second TV advert in the UK)