Don’t believe anybody.
Confirm three times using different methods/sources, minimum.
That’s how I survived, and succeeded in test data analysis.
I use that method in almost every encounter in life today (plus a little instinct thrown in, due to life experience).
Only exception: The Bible is always right.
Let’s just be honest. A high ranking executive is not going to ask for W2’s. The problem is gullible employees and no amount of safety mechanisms is going to help you if they have access to the data.
We have hard rules about what can be sent via email but people violate it all the time.
I have a similar mentality.