Milton New Hampshire Police Warn Area Residents of a Phone Scam that is Targeting Their Area...........

Another phone scam is uncovered in a nearby New Hampshire town.
This time the warning comes from Milton, New Hampshire.

Lebanon Friends, since we have no police department to warn of these phone scams, if you are contacted by someone and you believe it to be a SCAM, please alert the Maine State Police, and let us know at LMTS and we'll post it here for folks to see.

The BEST way to avoid your friends and neighbors becoming the unwilling victims of a scam is to let others know about it and shut the scammers down before they begin!!

From Milton, NH PD.......

Milton Police Department

Yesterday at 5:47pm ·

Milton Police Department has received notice of another phone scam going around.
In this scam, the caller purports to be calling from the federal government an...d promises an amount of money to be paid to the victim from the "American Recovery Act" in exchange for a Western Union Moneygram for a smaller amount.

As the holiday season approaches these type of scams promising easy money are more prevalent. Please consider letting loved ones, especially family or friends who may not have Facebook, know about this so they do not fall victim.
If you have any questions, please contact the Milton Police Department via dispatch at 652-4500.

United States Treasury Department Offers New Retirement Savings Plan to Americans.

myRA, U.S. Treasury’s New Retirement Savings Option

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Doug Walker, Deputy Commissioner, Communications

The U.S. Treasury Department has introduced myRA, a retirement savings account for individuals looking for a simple, safe, and affordable way to save for their retirement. Over thirty percent of all American households have no retirement savings. myRA provides a way to start saving for retirement.

Designed for people who don’t have access to a retirement savings plan through their job, myRA offers a favorable choice for those who want to save for retirement. With myRA:

• There’s no cost and no fees to open and maintain an account;
• The investment will not lose money;
• U.S. Treasury backs the investment;
• Account owners choose how much to save ($2, $20, $200 – whatever fits their budget);
• If account owners change jobs, the account stays with them; and
• Account owners can withdraw the money they put in without tax and penalty.

There are several ways to fund a myRA account:

• From a paycheck. Account owners can set up automatic direct deposits with their employer(s) to their myRA.
• From a checking or savings account. Account owners can set up recurring or one-time contributions from their checking or savings accounts to their myRA.
• From a federal tax refund. At tax time, account owners can direct all or part of their federal tax return to their myRA.

Employers do not manage employee myRA accounts, contribute to them, or match employee contributions. At no cost to them, employers simply facilitate an ongoing payroll deduction from the employee’s paycheck to the designated myRA account in the amount the employee chooses.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT myRA,

head to the U.S Treasury website by clicking HERE:

www.myRA.treasury.gov.

The Social Security Administration Celebrates Single Working Women's Week August 2 - 8.

Single Working Women’s Week

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Phil Gambino, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Communications

We have a longstanding commitment to meeting the distinct needs of the single, working woman. By better understanding your benefits as a single woman, you can capture more Social Security income over your lifetime, and we want to show you how.

Single Working Women’s week is August 2 – 8, and it’s the perfect time to create a my Social Security account. Creating a my Social Security  account gives you access to your personal online Social Security Statement. You work hard every day to build a secure financial future, and your downloadable Statement makes planning that much easier. Make sure your earnings are posted correctly, and find out how your future retirement is shaping up when you view your Statement. You owe it to yourself to be sure you are on the right financial path.
Having a strategic retirement plan already in place is important. Take advantage of the benefits of having a my Social Security account to form this plan. You can also gather additional tips from our fact sheet Social Security Is Important To Women, which offers snapshots on how to make the best decisions for your lifestyle.
Not only are women, in general, boosting their individual retirement savings, but over the past four decades, women are living longer. These facts reinforce the need to apply two key retirement principles: plan and save.
Take time to explore your financial and retirement options with us. The idea is to get the most from your benefits, and we’re here as a dedicated resource to assist you along the way.