Airlines are reporting a new scam that’s taking over airports. How it works is simple: A thief will come up, take a picture of your bag tag and then log onto the airline’s website. From there, they can use your name (which is usually on, or available via, your tag) and create a false incident report — you know, something like “My bag was filled with priceless heirlooms and a TSA agent spilled Mountain Dew all over it.” From there, they’ll get a fraudulent refund.

So, how does that affect you? Unless you need to file a genuine incident report, it kinda doesn’t — but airlines really don’t like it, as they’re now paying out a lot of money that they don’t really need to.

In short, if you see someone taking a picture of your bag tag, tell them to knock it off — then, you can file your *own* fraudulent incident report and score some free cash! (Just kidding, please don’t do this.)

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