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Richard Yeager, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Willsboro, NY

Date: March 23, Number of Replies: 1

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DO NOT email any of your clients' W2 forms, bank statements, etc.�Email is NOT secure.�

Email does not go directly from point A (you) to point Z (whomever you're sending the docs to.) �It goes through many nodes and computer servers where copies can be stored (and examined later by others) before it reaches its destination.

Stop emailing your clients' private information unless you use a secure means of communication.

Richard Yeager, e-PRO

NY Living Realty 518.963.8181

Serving the Adirondack Region of New York State

http://www.NYLivingRealty.com

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scan your clients W2, bank statements etc. into pdf format suitable for email on the spot to the lender for pre-qua letter.

Stanley Ching, DR, TRC, CIPS, CCIM

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Daina Burness, Burbank, CA

Date: March 25

I agree with this however in all honesty the only way for it to be secure is to hand these documents to the intended recipient. Faxing also has it's flaws as anyone who picks up the paper can do whatever they want with it.

Also, many bank transactions require that all of the information be via email. Take the precautions of blacking out the account numbers and any other non-necessary data. Do the best you can.

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