<prompt> Human: Hey there, folks. I have recently been job hunting, and one of my searches progressed into an in-person interview. The HR rep just emailed me and told me they liked me, and want a copy of my paystub as part of my background check. They said they wanted it as proof of employment.Heres the problem: I lied about my current salary during an earlier phone interview. I am very underpaid at my current position, so I quoted a number much closer to what I am actually worth. Considering they progressed to the in-person interview, they obviously didnt see it as a problem.My current thought process is to send them a copy of the paystub with the money details and probably things like charge numbers blacked out. That shows I am employed but not my salary, and admittedly strikes me as slightly suspicious. An alternative is to send them my paystub unmarked, and if they ask about my earlier number, say I was including benefits in it it would be within the upper bounds of reason. I am leaning towards the first, because the second sounds like I am going to leave money on the table.Any HR reps that can chime in on what I should do?  <response>: If they want a paystub as proof of employment there is nothing wrong with obscuring your pay information. Its not relevant to their purpose. 