A woman claims her personal information was compromised when a stranger sent her an unsolicited message after seeing her phone number on her luggage tag.

Kirsten, the woman in question, shared her unsettling experience on TikTok, explaining that the incident occurred while she was waiting for a flight.

“I’m at the airport and the creepiest thing just happened to me,” she said in her video. “I’m sitting there on my layover and I get this text.”

In the clip, Kirsten walks through the airport, discussing the message she received, which seems to have been sent shortly before she recorded the video. She then reads the text aloud.

"Hi Kristen, 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," the message said, according to her video.

Kirsten first corrected the stranger, clarifying that her name is "Kirsten," not "Kristen."

She then expressed her frustration, explaining that if the man, Nate, was truly interested in speaking with her, he should have approached her "like a normal human being." Kirsten described the situation as an "invasion of privacy."

"And I’m extra weirded out because I have my address on my luggage tag so he could potentially know where I live now," she added.

Kirsten concluded her video with a safety reminder for fellow travelers. "PSA to everyone out there: Turn your luggage tag inside out so that your personal information isn’t visible," she advised.

She also had a message for people who cross boundaries: "And PSA to all creepers: do better."

In response to a comment on her video, Kirsten acknowledged a suggestion to invest in a luggage tag with a cover.

This incident echoes advice from a flight attendant named Ally Case, who also went viral on TikTok for her safety tips. Case, who works for American Airlines, suggests turning over the insert inside the luggage tag to keep personal information hidden but accessible when necessary.

"I don’t even like strangers to know my name — no chance am I going to have my phone number and home address on display," Case wrote in her video caption.

Other social media users chimed in with their own tips for safeguarding personal information while traveling. One person mentioned using their work address instead of their home address on their luggage tag, while another shared that they write down the address of their destination, not their home.

"I’ve set up a dedicated email address instead," another user suggested.

Security.org also offers guidance on protecting personal details while traveling. The company advises keeping travel documents such as itineraries, passports, and boarding passes secure to avoid exposing confidential information.

"These documents contain confidential information that you won’t want a stranger stumbling across. For your safety, scan a copy of your passport and keep that in a secure place," the website notes.

It also emphasizes keeping passports and mobile devices locked in a safe or close to your body when traveling, rather than leaving them in plain sight.