There have been widespread reports about innocent citizens whose savings were stolen or credit ruined by criminals who obtained these persons' Social Security numbers and created false identities, or assumed the identity of the individuals whose Social Security numbers were stolen. According to the State Department of Treasury, State income tax forms previously included mailing labels that taxpayers peeled off and adhered to their tax returns. A taxpayer's Social Security number was printed on the label as a way of identifying the tax return. The Department stopped the practice three years ago. Now, it encrypts the Social Security number within a coded number on the label, making it difficult to decipher the Social Security number. Some State agencies and local governments, however, apparently still include Social Security numbers, as well as driver's license numbers, on documents that when mailed can be viewed not only by the recipient but by other persons as well. It has been suggested that State and local governments should be prohibited from mailing documents in envelopes or packages on which this type of information about the recipient is visible.