ROXBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Identity theft cases are on the rise this year, and if the numbers continue to trend upward, experts say it could be a record-breaking year for identity theft.

When your identity is stolen, it can be a nightmare trying to stop the scammers. Roxboro resident Tina Barbour knows the frustrations all too well.

She received an email saying her password to her credit card account had been changed. This caught Barbour off guard because she hadn't, and quickly learned it was a woman using her identity.

"Between everything she charged and attempted to charge it was close to $6,000," Barbour said.

There were thousands of dollars in fraud charges on her credit cards, plus she says the person also got access to her PayPal account, which she uses for her small business in

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