Three insurance claims involving a bear damaging luxury cars in California are now believed to be fraud after it was determined that the culprit was actually a man in a costume. Four Los Angeles residents were arrested as part of the scheme,

There is a rather unusual twist in the story of a bear that attacked vehicles in California. Authorities now say the 'bear' is actually something else.

A group of Los Angeles County residents were arrested after they allegedly staged bear attacks using a costume in order to receive payouts from their

The suspects provided video footage to the insurance company, which showed "the alleged bear" in the vehicle, a news release says.

They submitted an insurance claim for a bear attack. But the video showed it was allegedly a person in a bear costume.

Footage of a bear rifling through luxury cars was submitted to insurance companies, which paid out $140,000. But something seemed off.

Four Los Angeles residents were arrested for an insurance fraud scheme after they claimed a bear damaged their vehicles — but video showed it was a person in a bear costume. The California Department of Insurance said the four men claimed a bear entered their 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost and damaged the interior while at Lake Arrowhead on Jan.