Almost every day we hear that someone’s credit card or the credit card number has been stolen. A stolen or lost card is of no further use to anyone because the thief would have bought several things with the help of your card. First things first, you should report about it immediately to your card issuer. Mainly all credit card companies like Visa, American Express, MasterCard, and Discover have 24 hours service so you should take advantage of it.  It is good for you that you inform them immediately as this card can be used for several illegal businesses and you might be held responsible for it as you did not inform or informed late about this issue and you would be suspected of running an illegal business. It should be noted that once you have reported about the card, your account would be blocked straight away. Therefore, you should first make a quick but thorough search in your belongings and then report about the missing card. A new card will be issued in the next 7-10 working days. If you find the card after some days you should not use it again as you might get in trouble for using a credit card that was reported stolen.