L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is now urging Eaton Fire survivors to come forward if they were targeted by fraudulent tow companies. The California Department of Insurance has also set up a task force investigating the scam that stretches from the Inland Empire to Altadena.

Authorities are searching for the scammers who targeted Eaton fire victims by fraudulently towing their cars and demanding excessive fees to reclaim their vehicles. In the initial days following the Eaton fire,