I work in IT and the standard security practice is NEVER give out any type of personal ID info in an email, period! On many reservation type websites, its usually ok if its an https or secure site, since the info is encrypted. I know in SP, they don't have too many of these, so then the best thing to do is get the phone number of the venue and call them, talk to the person with whom you had your email coorespondance and give them your CC number that way. Remember, its not the person taking the number you usually have to fear, its the evesdropper or net hacker that you need to fear. Just my two cents worth, but I've seen friends get their identity taken, along with some $$. Of course the phone call assumes you think that the international telephone services are secure... I'm not always sure about that either!

For what its worth.....

M. Sjulstad
M&M Trivia - JAMPT UP Band