Multiple California residents have been arrested by law enforcement for allegedly fabricating bear attacks on their cars in order to receive insurance payouts, officials say.

The investigation, rightfully dubbed "Operation Bear Claw," found that the four suspects had staged bear attacks inside of their vehicles in a San Bernardino County mountain community in order to receive payouts totaling more than $140,

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 on Jan.