You get an e-mail claiming to be from Heathrow Airport in London or some other large international airport. You are informed that a suitcase or package with your name on it was found in one of the terminals.

To make sure they have contacted the right person, they require you to provide pieces of identification, such as passport number, address, Social Security Number, and all the personal data that they can get from of you (including the credit card number, for a small charge for the delivery of the suitcase).

Indeed, this scam will leave you with nothing if you really believe you are going to be sent a suitcase that you never lost. The scammers send these messages to thousands of people and they know there will always be a few who get confused and think it might really be their luggage.

How to avoid: delete the message, if you know that you or your closest friends didn’t lose any luggage. Even if you did, airports don’t contact you if they find your luggage; it’s up to you to contact them!