Elizabethtown Gas is warning utility customers about scam artists targeting New Jersey residents. Two recent incidents involving Elizabethtown Gas customers suggest individuals may try to pose as a gas company employee to gain personal and financial information over the telephone or attempt to schedule appointments to enter a customer's home.

Residents are warned not to give out sensitive information to persons who may contact them by phone claiming to represent the company (Elizabethtown Gas does ask for verification information when customers call the company) or allow anyone into their home unless they have a valid identification badge.

"Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in America," said Don Carter, vice president and general manager, Elizabethtown Gas. "We urge consumers to be vigilant and to call our Customer Care Center if they have any questions or suspect they have been contacted by a scam artist."

Elizabethtown Gas customers can contact the company's Customer Care Center at 1-800-242-5830 or by email at ccare@aglresources.com. In addition, customers that suspect they may have been targeted for identity theft or a scam should also report the incident to their local law enforcement agency for further investigation.

More information about how consumers can protect themselves from fraud can be found on the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Web site: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/idtheft.htm.

About AGL Resources

AGL Resources , an Atlanta-based energy services company, serves more than 2.2 million customers in six states. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout the nation. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit http://www.aglresources.com/.

About Elizabethtown Gas

Elizabethtown Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources , provides delivery service to more than 269,000 residential, business and industrial natural gas customers in New Jersey. In operation since 1855, the company serves parts of Union, Middlesex, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Morris and Mercer counties. For more information, visit http://www.elizabethtowngas.com/.

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