Prospective Tenant doesn't want to send more paystubs

[TaRa Mehta]

Hello there ! 

We have a prospective tenant and her son that we are screening. The mom is going to live there. Son is going to be on the lease, but won't live there. The main income is from the son. Both have excellent credit scores. The son has provided his 2021 W2, and paystub for the month of May. He told me that he preferred that I not contact his employer. When I asked if he can send me 3 more months of pay stubs, he says, "I didn't need it - because the May paystub already has YTD information". He also told me he's a loan officer and knows how these things work, so as long as I have YTD information, I should be ok.

Should I see this as a red flag? His mom told me that he is very weary of scammers so doesn't want to put much information "out there". But if he has already sent me May pay stubs, why the hesitation to send more? His application says he has been employed there since 2019. How can I verify this?

Please help.

Thanks!

TM