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A reddit user is warning passengers claiming the possibility of scam when they talk about their printed bag tag.
Posted in the “R/Delta” forum on Reddit, the message title is, “Toss your bag tag at home.”
The Reddit user claimed to be a “baggage claim manager”. The person “wanted to tell everyone that please leave your bag tag at home.”
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“We are receiving a flow of fraud claims being presented for ‘missing goods’ because these people are seeing who is removing their belongings tag in areas and using their information to present claims for reimbursement,” the user claims.
The post continued, “From my own personal experience [of] Currently dealing with it, it is causing problems[s] If they submit a valid claim with the reimbursement of real people. ,
An online poster claims that fraudsters can collect sacrificed bag tags to present false reimbursement claims. (Istock)
“So please be careful and don’t close your tag at the airport,” the person concluded. “They can steal enough information from it to use their travel journey program to pay.”
Many flight passengers took to the comment section to argue whether this could be possible – sharing their own thoughts.
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A user commented, “My strategy to clearly remove the tag until my next visit is not time,” a user commented.
Another agreed and said, “I really leave my tag on my bag until my next trip.”
Many Redditors said they leave the bag tag on their luggage until their next trip needs to be removed. (Istock)
“I always threw them at home, because I am alert [of it] But I am a little forgotten, “a raditer wrote.
Another flyer said, “Japan had secured the bag tag disposable receptles near the safe exit of goods claims … it explains why.”
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One person wrote, “Do one better. After reaching his destination, his bag tag and printed boarding pass as soon as possible,” one person wrote.
Nevertheless, another reditor said, “Because my full name is on him, I have always left him at home.”
A travel expert said that the bag tag has limited information, such as the last name, flight number and a specific bag tag number. (Istock)
The original poster shared the belief that other people could scam the passengers.
“A bag tag includes only name, flight[s] And the confirmation number of the tag, “The person wrote.” They create an email address with that person’s name, submit a random phone number and a random address and claim. ,
Gary Pa, a Texas -based travel industry expert and blog writer “View from the Wing”, Fox News Digital reported that he does not see the scam prevalent.
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“You should keep the bag tag attached until the problem of any item is completely solved, then leave it at home,” said the Lef.
“He said, it does not strike me as a high-trunk, general scam.”
A travel expert (not a picture) said, “The most common thing is to file claims of lost bags for actually to be distributed, which I have written many times.” (Istock)
Lef said that tags carry limited information, such as the last name, flight number and a specific bag tag number.
He reported that tags are usually not ticket numbers or street addresses.
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“The bag is scanned. Each scan is logged from the check -to baggage belt. If a scammer claims a missing bag, where the system shows that it was distributed, it is a flag, especially when it is on a scale,” said the Lef.
He said, “The most common thing is to enter the claims of lost bags for actually distributed items, which I have written one -two times,” he said.
