We see and hear about report of huge amounts of personal information being stolen by identity number thieves. The numbers being stolen include veteran number, social security number and credit card number. Identity number thefts are one of the most controversial topics in this day and age of computers, emails and the Internet. One should be able to know the signs if someone has already stolen his or her identity. One sign would be finding discrepancies on your credit records. If you have found out that you have charges on your credit card that you haven t known about, chances are that someone has been using your credit card. Identity theft cases happen on several unsolicited events: Losing wallets or belongings containing important identity codes Reputation of being famous financially Having bank and credit card accounts Simply living in the world with records of your identity Actually this crime on identity theft is possible to happen anytime and anywhere to people who are simply living peacefully. They open a new credit card account, using your name, date of birth, and Social Security number. When they use the credit card and don t pay the bills, the delinquent account is reported on your credit report. They call your credit card issuer and, pretending to be you, change the mailing address on your credit card account. Some get this information the old fashioned way: They steal your purse or wallet. Others steal official looking mail from your mailbox. Some use change-of-address cards from the Post Office to have your mail forwarded to another address typically a vacant building. They may steal garbage bags or "dumpster dive" for trash with revealing information. Thieves simply want it the easiest way to earn without exerting much effort. If a culprit gets into hands-on control of one s number, it could be a start of a cycle of indefinite crimes against the legitimate owner, would lead the poor victim and his family into rubbles of chaos that can t easily be repaired.