A woman has shared her unsettling experience of receiving a 'creepy' text message from a stranger who found her phone number on her luggage tag while she was waiting at the airport.
Kirsten shared the incident on TikTok while waiting during her layover. She expressed her shock at being contacted by a man she had never met, as reported by PEOPLE.
“I’m at the airport, and the creepiest thing just happened to me,” she explained while walking through the terminal. She then showed a screenshot of the message, which began, “Hi Kristen,” despite her name being Kirsten. The text continued: “My name is Nate. I saw you and thought you were so beautiful so I had to find a way to talk to you. I saw your number on your luggage tag and decided to text you. I promise this isn’t as weird as it seems! Give a guy a chance?”
Kirsten was taken aback. “First of all, he spelled my name wrong. Second of all, if he wanted to talk to me so badly, why didn’t he come up and talk to me like a normal human being?” she said. “This just feels like such an invasion of privacy.”
Kirsten became more concerned when she realised the stranger might have access to more personal information. “I’m extra weirded out because I have my address on my luggage tag, so he could potentially know where I live now,” she said.
Kirsten concluded her video with advice for fellow travellers: “PSA to everyone out there: Turn your luggage tag inside out so that your personal information isn’t visible.”
The incident sparked concern among her followers, with one user commenting, “My jaw literally dropped. I’m horrified.” Others shared similar experiences and recommended using luggage tags with covers to protect personal details.
Kirsten shared the incident on TikTok while waiting during her layover. She expressed her shock at being contacted by a man she had never met, as reported by PEOPLE.
“I’m at the airport, and the creepiest thing just happened to me,” she explained while walking through the terminal. She then showed a screenshot of the message, which began, “Hi Kristen,” despite her name being Kirsten. The text continued: “My name is Nate. I saw you and thought you were so beautiful so I had to find a way to talk to you. I saw your number on your luggage tag and decided to text you. I promise this isn’t as weird as it seems! Give a guy a chance?”
Kirsten was taken aback. “First of all, he spelled my name wrong. Second of all, if he wanted to talk to me so badly, why didn’t he come up and talk to me like a normal human being?” she said. “This just feels like such an invasion of privacy.”
Kirsten became more concerned when she realised the stranger might have access to more personal information. “I’m extra weirded out because I have my address on my luggage tag, so he could potentially know where I live now,” she said.
Kirsten concluded her video with advice for fellow travellers: “PSA to everyone out there: Turn your luggage tag inside out so that your personal information isn’t visible.”
The incident sparked concern among her followers, with one user commenting, “My jaw literally dropped. I’m horrified.” Others shared similar experiences and recommended using luggage tags with covers to protect personal details.
