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Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume (apnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I'm struggling to see how this scam is actually supposed to work - if your car sustains damage, wouldn't your insurance just cover the cost to repair that damage, meaning you are just back at square one?

[–] oleorun 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think once the check is cut the car is never fixed. Instead you find an unscrupulous body shop willing to fabricate an invoice for the insurance company for a share of the payout.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I guess you'd still have a scratched car at that point, though. Maybe you need to combine it with a dishonest repair shop massively inflating the bill, along with an insurance company that doesn't pay enough attention.

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