There Are Warnings About the ‘Bag Tag Scam.’ But Is It Really a Scam?

There’s a grain of truth to worries over the "bag tag scam," but it might a small grain

There’s a travel scam warning going around the internet right now: Y ou should keep your baggage tags on your bags until you get home, then shred them, because scammers are using luggage tags to file fraudulent claims for missing baggage with the airline.

But should you worry about this?

Where Did the ‘Bag Tag Scam’ Originate?

The scam seems to originate from a Reddit thread in which a poster claiming to be a baggage claims manager at Delta encouraged passengers to wait until they get home to throw out their used bag tags.

There’s a grain of truth to that. Most airlines require that passengers whose bags have been delayed or damaged present their baggage claim receipt in order to ini