Someone saysthey are lawenforcementand needs youto pay a fine"You havewon a prize tooursweepstakes!""This is thePolice. Weneed access toyour computerfiles.""There has been a$3,000 purchase onyour account. Giveus your accountinformation to verifypurchase."Microsoftsays theyneed accessto yourcomputer"We needyou to sendus moneyquickly orelse.""You don'tneed to askanyone else.Just sendthe money."Caller asksfor yourbankinformationCaller says ifyou don'tpay, they willarrest youFBI saysthey needa blankcheckEmail saysyou need tobuy a moneyorder to sendoverseasOnline friendsays theyneed moneyto get a flightout of country"If you hangup, we willcall theauthorities."Caller saysthat youneed to buygift cardsPolice call tosay you havepurchasedcounterfeitprescriptionsFamily member(online) saysthey needmoney forhospital"I want to seeyou. Pleasesend moneyWesternUnion."Caller saysthat you wona cruise for adrawing youdidn't enterFamilymemberneeds tosocial securitynumber"HiGrandma!Do you knowwho this is?"Neighborneeds toborrow yourbank cardIRS says theyneed personalinformationover thephone"If you do notpay this fineover the phone,we will issue awarrant for yourarrest.""You oweback taxes.Pay now orbe arrested."Someone saysthey are lawenforcementand needs youto pay a fine"You havewon a prize tooursweepstakes!""This is thePolice. Weneed access toyour computerfiles.""There has been a$3,000 purchase onyour account. Giveus your accountinformation to verifypurchase."Microsoftsays theyneed accessto yourcomputer"We needyou to sendus moneyquickly orelse.""You don'tneed to askanyone else.Just sendthe money."Caller asksfor yourbankinformationCaller says ifyou don'tpay, they willarrest youFBI saysthey needa blankcheckEmail saysyou need tobuy a moneyorder to sendoverseasOnline friendsays theyneed moneyto get a flightout of country"If you hangup, we willcall theauthorities."Caller saysthat youneed to buygift cardsPolice call tosay you havepurchasedcounterfeitprescriptionsFamily member(online) saysthey needmoney forhospital"I want to seeyou. Pleasesend moneyWesternUnion."Caller saysthat you wona cruise for adrawing youdidn't enterFamilymemberneeds tosocial securitynumber"HiGrandma!Do you knowwho this is?"Neighborneeds toborrow yourbank cardIRS says theyneed personalinformationover thephone"If you do notpay this fineover the phone,we will issue awarrant for yourarrest.""You oweback taxes.Pay now orbe arrested."

Avoid Scammers Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Someone says they are law enforcement and needs you to pay a fine
  2. "You have won a prize to our sweepstakes!"
  3. "This is the Police. We need access to your computer files."
  4. "There has been a $3,000 purchase on your account. Give us your account information to verify purchase."
  5. Microsoft says they need access to your computer
  6. "We need you to send us money quickly or else."
  7. "You don't need to ask anyone else. Just send the money."
  8. Caller asks for your bank information
  9. Caller says if you don't pay, they will arrest you
  10. FBI says they need a blank check
  11. Email says you need to buy a money order to send overseas
  12. Online friend says they need money to get a flight out of country
  13. "If you hang up, we will call the authorities."
  14. Caller says that you need to buy gift cards
  15. Police call to say you have purchased counterfeit prescriptions
  16. Family member (online) says they need money for hospital
  17. "I want to see you. Please send money Western Union."
  18. Caller says that you won a cruise for a drawing you didn't enter
  19. Family member needs to social security number
  20. "Hi Grandma! Do you know who this is?"
  21. Neighbor needs to borrow your bank card
  22. IRS says they need personal information over the phone
  23. "If you do not pay this fine over the phone, we will issue a warrant for your arrest."
  24. "You owe back taxes. Pay now or be arrested."