NTFS Permissions for a scanner to only create files?

I'm having some trouble correctly configuring NTFS permissions. My file structure is as such:
\Scanner\%username%\
We want anyone to be able to walk up to the scanner, scan a document and drop it in a particular users folder. What we don't want is users being able to view files via the scanner interface.
My permissions are configured as such:
Root Folder \scanner\
Allow
This Folder & Subfolders
Traverse, List folder, Read Attributes, Read Extended, Read Permissions
Allow
Subfolders & files only
Create Files / write data
What am i missing here?
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