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

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