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Quote:Guy dressed in a bear costume faked attacks on cars in wild insurance scamArchived Daily Star Article:
A group of four people were arrested and charged with insurance fraud after claiming a bear
entered and damaged luxury cars. But the 'bear' was actually a person in a costume
'A person dressed as a bear faked attacks on cars to claim the insurance.
The 'Bear'.
Now four people have now been arrested and charged with insurance fraud after claiming
their cars were trashed by the "creature". When the claimants in Southern California provided
a video of the "animal" in action, insurers smelt something fishy, and it wasn't the bear's
breakfast.
They suspected that the bear wasn't a creature at all, it was a person in a costume doing all the
damage, according to officials on Wednesday (November 13). The insurers even summoned a
wildlife expert to confirm their suspicions.
A 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost was allegedly ravaged on January 8 while it was parked at Lake
Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains northeast of Los Angeles, the California
Department of Insurance said.
The group tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the insurance firm with video evidence
purportedly displaying the creature breaking into the luxury car. However, eagle-eyed
investigators spotted the faux-paw upon closer examination of the footage.
"Upon further scrutiny of the video, the investigation determined the bear was actually a
person in a bear costume," the department disclosed.
The brazen claimants also attempted to dupe for damages to two more high-end vehicles a
2015 Mercedes G63 AMG and a 2022 Mercedes E350 furnishing yet more videos featuring
the furry marauder, the Insurance Department revealed.
Ruben Tamrazian, 26; Ararat Chirkinian, 39; Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, all hailing from Glendale,
and Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, of Valley Village were detained facing accusations of insurance fraud
and conspiracy, according to the department.
Scratches.
A spokesperson for the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said that charges have
been submitted against the four people arrested and that the cases are under review for a
decision on charges. The scam cost insurance companies £112,036 ($141,839), the department
said.
Authorities discovered a bear costume, complete with brown fur, a bear-like head, paws and
metal hand tools designed to mimic claw marks, in the suspects' residence. Footage of the
supposed damage revealed minor groove marks on the vehicle's seats and interior, which
were purportedly meant to resemble bear claw marks...'
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