Abstract: The secure scanning device [1000] is described which includes a scanner [1300] a transport device [1510], a shredder [1900] all directed under the control of a computing device [1200]. Pages [3] of a confidential document intended to be scanned and securely stored are passed through the scanner [1300]. Images of the scanned pages [3] are provided to a user on a monitor [1230] of computing device [1200]. The user identified images that were not properly scanned. These are passed back through the scanner [1300] and re-scanned to acquire another image. Once proper images have been acquired, they are placed in the proper order in a secure electronic file. The pages [3] which have been properly scanned are sent to a shredder [1900] to be destroyed. The present invention will be very useful in reducing identity theft.