As you would expect, your social security number, driver's license number, bank account numbers, PINs, online usernames and passwords are some of the most important pieces of information to protect as far as identity theft goes. Did you realize, however, that there are at least 8-10 more key pieces of information that these thieves crave?
Check stubs, bank statements, account numbers, and actually any documents with personal information such as social security numbers on them. What do these have in common? Every one of them could be used by identity thieves and should be disposed of by shredding.