The real estate agent we had replied with "but I don't understand why you won't email your documents, we've never had a problem using email to send sensitive documents before and we've done it hundreds of times"
We hear about leaks of user databases all the time now so I'm surprised we don't hear more about mail boxes leaking out. All these small business mail boxes must be an identity thief's dream.
Access to small business mailboxes is used for a “neat” form of fraud; they intercept invoices and change the account details to theirs. It’s a bit of a long-ish targeted attack, but it makes the news now and then.
We hear about leaks of user databases all the time now so I'm surprised we don't hear more about mail boxes leaking out. All these small business mail boxes must be an identity thief's dream.