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

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