Four people were arrested in California for insurance fraud after they filed claims that bears damaged their vehicles — only for investigators to find that it was allegedly a “person in a bear costume,” the state’s Department of Insurance said. Insurance companies were defrauded $141,839 because of the alleged fraud by the suspects. Videos show the fake bear attacks between 2010 and 2022, as well as a photo of a bear costume that was discovered by detectives executing a search warrant, officials

Insurance fraud – like those staged accidents caught on dashcams – happens more often than you know. One expert calls Southern California the “fraud capital” of the state. So how can you protect yourself from scammers? ABC7 On Your Side investigates today on Eyewitness News at 5 p.m. | ABC7