Secure Form Data on Emailed PDF Form

I am preparing an email-able PDF registration & payment form for a conference.  The registrants are generally low-tech so using a form with a "submit form" or email form button will totally throw them off if they have older versions of Reader.
I'd like to be able to use a form they can receive by email or download from our website, fill it out - including credit card info - and email it back - but obviously securely.
Is and how is this possible?
Thank you!

The security requirement is the problem when using email, which is generally not secure.
I would not send such a form unless I knew it was being securely  submitted to a web server or securely uploaded to a web server (e.g.,  yousendit.com).

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