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src=\"http:\/\/banescousa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Q1-Tax-Season-Scams.jpg\" class=\"adapt-img\" style=\"display:block;font-size:16px;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;margin:0\" alt=\"\"><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td align=\"left\" style=\"Margin:0;padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n <table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;border-spacing:0px\">\n <tr>\n <td valign=\"top\" align=\"center\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;width:560px\">\n <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;border-spacing:0px\">\n <tr>\n <td align=\"center\" class=\"es-text-9258 es-m-p5l es-m-p5r\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:40px\"><h1 class=\"es-override-size es-m-txt-c es-text-mobile-size-22\" style=\"Margin:0;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;letter-spacing:0;font-size:36px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:43.2px;color:#007953\">Tax Season Scammers:<\/h1><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td align=\"center\" class=\"es-text-5584 es-m-p0l es-m-p0r\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;padding-right:40px;padding-left:40px\"><h2 class=\"es-m-txt-c\" style=\"Margin:0;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;letter-spacing:0;font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:33.8px;color:#414141\">Don’t Let Them Audit Your Humor!<\/h2><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td align=\"left\" class=\"es-text-4913\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;padding-bottom:30px;padding-top:30px\"><p class=\"es-text-mobile-size-18\" style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:27px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:18px;text-align:center\"><strong style=\"font-weight:700 !important\">Beware of tax season scams!<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:16px;text-align:center\">Fraudsters often pretend to be the IRS, demanding<\/p><p style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:16px;text-align:center\">immediate payment by phone, email, or text.<\/p><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td align=\"left\" class=\"es-m-p10t\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px\">\n <table cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;border-spacing:0px\">\n <tr>\n <td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;width:560px\">\n <table width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#f7f9fb\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;border-spacing:0px;background-color:#f7f9fb;border-radius:16px;border-collapse:separate\">\n <tr>\n <td align=\"left\" class=\"es-text-2710 es-m-p5l es-m-p5r\" style=\"Margin:0;padding-top:30px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:15px\"><p class=\"es-text-mobile-size-22 es-override-size\" style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:39px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:26px;text-align:center\"><strong style=\"font-weight:700 !important\">Here\u2019s how to spot a scam:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, 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sans-serif;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:16px;text-align:center\"><strong style=\"font-weight:700 !important\">Never give out sensitive info<\/strong> like your Social Security number or bank<\/p><p style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:16px;text-align:center\">details unless you initiated the contact and are certain it’s legitimate.<\/p><p style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:16px;text-align:center\"><br><\/p><p style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:16px;text-align:center\"><strong style=\"font-weight:700 !important\">“Free money” emails are red flags;<\/strong><\/p><p 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style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;width:560px\">\n <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;border-spacing:0px\">\n <tr>\n <td align=\"center\" class=\"es-text-9258 es-m-p5l es-m-p5r\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:40px\"><h1 class=\"es-override-size es-m-txt-c es-text-mobile-size-22\" style=\"Margin:0;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;letter-spacing:0;font-size:36px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:43.2px;color:#007953\">Tax Season Scammers:<\/h1><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td align=\"center\" class=\"es-text-5584 es-m-p0l es-m-p0r\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;padding-right:40px;padding-left:40px\"><h2 class=\"es-m-txt-c\" style=\"Margin:0;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;letter-spacing:0;font-size:26px;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;line-height:33.8px;color:#414141\">Don’t Let Them Audit Your Humor!<\/h2><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td align=\"left\" class=\"es-text-4913\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;padding-bottom:30px;padding-top:30px\"><p class=\"es-text-mobile-size-18\" style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:27px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:18px;text-align:center\"><strong style=\"font-weight:700 !important\">Beware of tax season scams!<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:16px;text-align:center\">Fraudsters often pretend to be the IRS, demanding<\/p><p style=\"Margin:0;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;font-family:arial, 'helvetica neue', helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:0;color:#333333;font-size:16px;text-align:center\">immediate payment by phone, email, or text.<\/p><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <tr>\n <td align=\"left\" class=\"es-m-p10t\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px\">\n <table cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;border-spacing:0px\">\n <tr>\n <td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding:0;Margin:0;width:560px\">\n <table width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#f7f9fb\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;border-spacing:0px;background-color:#f7f9fb;border-radius:16px;border-collapse:separate\">\n <tr>\n <td align=\"left\" class=\"es-text-2710 es-m-p5l es-m-p5r\" style=\"Margin:0;padding-top:30px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:15px\"><p class=\"es-text-mobile-size-22 es-override-size\" 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