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PR card as ID proof

sangpll2009

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How safe is it to send the PR card copy as an ID proof in a rental application? I have seen a room, whose owner is requesting the documents if I am interested in taking the place, but there isn't a rental application or anything he can provide. He has asked to send across the ID proof, bank statements and references as an email and if approved will sign a contract. Is it safe to send our PR card copy as such? The only other ID proof I have is COPR and passport.
 

canuck78

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How safe is it to send the PR card copy as an ID proof in a rental application? I have seen a room, whose owner is requesting the documents if I am interested in taking the place, but there isn't a rental application or anything he can provide. He has asked to send across the ID proof, bank statements and references as an email and if approved will sign a contract. Is it safe to send our PR card copy as such? The only other ID proof I have is COPR and passport.
Personally would not rent something without seeing it or send my personal information to a random person on the internet but what the person is requesting is a very normal request. You’ll need to decide whether you’re willing to give a stranger all that information and hope they are who they say they are.
 
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