diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
index 907761309..28412ea59 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   EncryptedTransferArgs,
   fullName,
   interpretEncryptedTransferArgs,
+  sendTransactionReceivedEmail,
   TransactionTypeId,
 } from 'core'
 import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'
@@ -661,6 +662,12 @@ export class TransactionLinkResolver {
         if (methodLogger.isDebugEnabled()) {
           methodLogger.debug('Disburse JWT was sent successfully with result=', result)
         }
+        const senderUser = await findUserByIdentifier(senderGradidoId, senderCommunityUuid)
+        if (!senderUser) {
+          const errmsg = `Sender user not found with identifier=${senderGradidoId}`
+          methodLogger.error(errmsg)
+          throw new LogError(errmsg)
+        }
         const recipientUser = await findUserByIdentifier(recipientGradidoId, recipientCommunityUuid)
         if (!recipientUser) {
           const errmsg = `Recipient user not found with identifier=${recipientGradidoId}`
diff --git a/core/src/federation/client/1_0/logging/SendCoinsResultLogging.view.ts b/core/src/federation/client/1_0/logging/SendCoinsResultLogging.view.ts
index d92a20e71..1eb08c432 100644
--- a/core/src/federation/client/1_0/logging/SendCoinsResultLogging.view.ts
+++ b/core/src/federation/client/1_0/logging/SendCoinsResultLogging.view.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export class SendCoinsResultLoggingView extends AbstractLoggingView {
       recipFirstName: this.self.recipFirstName?.substring(0, 3),
       recipLastName: this.self.recipLastName?.substring(0, 3),
       recipAlias: this.self.recipAlias?.substring(0, 3),
-      recipEmail: this.self.recipEmail?.substring(0, 3),
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/federation/client/1_0/model/SendCoinsResult.ts b/core/src/federation/client/1_0/model/SendCoinsResult.ts
index bef399b01..8fc21305f 100644
--- a/core/src/federation/client/1_0/model/SendCoinsResult.ts
+++ b/core/src/federation/client/1_0/model/SendCoinsResult.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,4 @@ export class SendCoinsResult {
 
   @Field(() => String, { nullable: true })
   recipAlias: string | null
-
-  @Field(() => String, { nullable: true })
-  recipEmail: string | null
 }
diff --git a/core/src/graphql/logic/processXComSendCoins.ts b/core/src/graphql/logic/processXComSendCoins.ts
index 7b39f2927..7b2ca3dc6 100644
--- a/core/src/graphql/logic/processXComSendCoins.ts
+++ b/core/src/graphql/logic/processXComSendCoins.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export async function processXComCompleteTransaction(
           )
         }
       }
-
+      /*
       await sendTransactionReceivedEmail({
         firstName: foreignUser.firstName,
         lastName: foreignUser.lastName,
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ export async function processXComCompleteTransaction(
         senderEmail: senderUser.emailContact.email,
         transactionAmount: new Decimal(amount),
       })
+      */
       if (dbTransactionLink) {
         await sendTransactionLinkRedeemedEmail({
           firstName: senderUser.firstName,
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ export async function processXComCompleteTransaction(
           language: senderUser.language,
           senderFirstName: foreignUser.firstName,
           senderLastName: foreignUser.lastName,
-          senderEmail: foreignUser.emailContact.email,
+          senderEmail: 'unknown', // foreignUser.emailContact.email,
           transactionAmount: new Decimal(amount),
           transactionMemo: memo,
         })
@@ -509,7 +510,6 @@ export async function processXComCommittingSendCoins(
               }
               sendCoinsResult.recipGradidoID = pendingTx.linkedUserGradidoID
               sendCoinsResult.recipAlias = recipient.recipAlias
-              sendCoinsResult.recipEmail = recipient.recipEmail
             }
           } catch (err) {
             methodLogger.error(
diff --git a/core/src/graphql/logic/storeForeignUser.ts b/core/src/graphql/logic/storeForeignUser.ts
index 3722ca351..90c7c7c7b 100644
--- a/core/src/graphql/logic/storeForeignUser.ts
+++ b/core/src/graphql/logic/storeForeignUser.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export async function storeForeignUser(
         foreignUser = await DbUser.save(foreignUser)
 
         logger.debug('new foreignUser inserted:', new UserLoggingView(foreignUser))
+        /*
         if (committingResult.recipEmail !== null) {
           let foreignUserEmail = DbUserContact.create()
           foreignUserEmail.email = committingResult.recipEmail!
@@ -59,19 +60,20 @@ export async function storeForeignUser(
           foreignUser.emailId = foreignUserEmail.id
           foreignUser = await DbUser.save(foreignUser)
         }
-
+        */
         return foreignUser
       } else if (
         user.firstName !== committingResult.recipFirstName ||
         user.lastName !== committingResult.recipLastName ||
-        user.alias !== committingResult.recipAlias ||
+        user.alias !== committingResult.recipAlias/* ||
         (user.emailContact === null && committingResult.recipEmail !== null) ||
         (user.emailContact !== null &&
           user.emailContact?.email !== null &&
           user.emailContact?.email !== committingResult.recipEmail)
+          */
       ) {
         logger.debug(
-          'foreignUser still exists, but with different name, alias or email:',
+          'foreignUser still exists, but with different name or alias:',
           new UserLoggingView(user),
           committingResult,
         )
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ export async function storeForeignUser(
         if (committingResult.recipAlias !== null) {
           user.alias = committingResult.recipAlias
         }
+        /*
         if (!user.emailContact && committingResult.recipEmail !== null) {
           logger.debug(
             'creating new userContact:',
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ export async function storeForeignUser(
           user.emailId = userContact.id
           logger.debug('foreignUserEmail updated:', new UserContactLoggingView(userContact))
         }
+        */
         await DbUser.save(user)
         logger.debug('update recipient successful.', new UserLoggingView(user))
         return user
diff --git a/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/SendCoinsResolver.ts b/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/SendCoinsResolver.ts
index 7e29fbe29..4e6dc71d2 100644
--- a/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/SendCoinsResolver.ts
+++ b/federation/src/graphql/api/1_0/resolver/SendCoinsResolver.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export class SendCoinsResolver {
         receiverUser.firstName,
         receiverUser.lastName,
         receiverUser.alias,
-        receiverUser.emailContact.email,
       )
       const responseJwt = await encryptAndSign(
         responseArgs,
diff --git a/shared/src/jwt/payloadtypes/SendCoinsResponseJwtPayloadType.ts b/shared/src/jwt/payloadtypes/SendCoinsResponseJwtPayloadType.ts
index b6335b262..a857cceae 100644
--- a/shared/src/jwt/payloadtypes/SendCoinsResponseJwtPayloadType.ts
+++ b/shared/src/jwt/payloadtypes/SendCoinsResponseJwtPayloadType.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class SendCoinsResponseJwtPayloadType extends JwtPayloadType {
   recipFirstName: string | null
   recipLastName: string | null
   recipAlias: string | null
-  recipEmail: string | null
+
 
   constructor(
     handshakeID: string,
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export class SendCoinsResponseJwtPayloadType extends JwtPayloadType {
     recipFirstName: string | null,
     recipLastName: string | null,
     recipAlias: string | null,
-    recipEmail: string | null,
   ) {
     super(handshakeID)
     this.tokentype = SendCoinsResponseJwtPayloadType.SEND_COINS_RESPONSE_TYPE
@@ -26,6 +25,5 @@ export class SendCoinsResponseJwtPayloadType extends JwtPayloadType {
     this.recipFirstName = recipFirstName
     this.recipLastName = recipLastName
     this.recipAlias = recipAlias
-    this.recipEmail = recipEmail
   }
 }