"You oweback taxes.Pay now orbe arrested."Online friendsays theyneed moneyto get a flightout of countryFBI saysthey needa blankcheckMicrosoftsays theyneed accessto yourcomputerEmail saysyou need tobuy a moneyorder to sendoverseasSomeone saysthey are lawenforcementand needs youto pay a fine"If you do notpay this fineover the phone,we will issue awarrant for yourarrest."Family member(online) saysthey needmoney forhospitalIRS says theyneed personalinformationover thephone"You havewon a prize tooursweepstakes!""We needyou to sendus moneyquickly orelse."Police call tosay you havepurchasedcounterfeitprescriptionsCaller asksfor yourbankinformationCaller says ifyou don'tpay, they willarrest you"If you hangup, we willcall theauthorities.""There has been a$3,000 purchase onyour account. Giveus your accountinformation to verifypurchase.""HiGrandma!Do you knowwho this is?"Caller saysthat youneed to buygift cards"I want to seeyou. Pleasesend moneyWesternUnion.""You don'tneed to askanyone else.Just sendthe money.""This is thePolice. Weneed access toyour computerfiles."Familymemberneeds tosocial securitynumberCaller saysthat you wona cruise for adrawing youdidn't enterNeighborneeds toborrow yourbank card"You oweback taxes.Pay now orbe arrested."Online friendsays theyneed moneyto get a flightout of countryFBI saysthey needa blankcheckMicrosoftsays theyneed accessto yourcomputerEmail saysyou need tobuy a moneyorder to sendoverseasSomeone saysthey are lawenforcementand needs youto pay a fine"If you do notpay this fineover the phone,we will issue awarrant for yourarrest."Family member(online) saysthey needmoney forhospitalIRS says theyneed personalinformationover thephone"You havewon a prize tooursweepstakes!""We needyou to sendus moneyquickly orelse."Police call tosay you havepurchasedcounterfeitprescriptionsCaller asksfor yourbankinformationCaller says ifyou don'tpay, they willarrest you"If you hangup, we willcall theauthorities.""There has been a$3,000 purchase onyour account. Giveus your accountinformation to verifypurchase.""HiGrandma!Do you knowwho this is?"Caller saysthat youneed to buygift cards"I want to seeyou. Pleasesend moneyWesternUnion.""You don'tneed to askanyone else.Just sendthe money.""This is thePolice. Weneed access toyour computerfiles."Familymemberneeds tosocial securitynumberCaller saysthat you wona cruise for adrawing youdidn't enterNeighborneeds 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 owe back taxes. Pay now or be arrested."
  2. Online friend says they need money to get a flight out of country
  3. FBI says they need a blank check
  4. Microsoft says they need access to your computer
  5. Email says you need to buy a money order to send overseas
  6. Someone says they are law enforcement and needs you to pay a fine
  7. "If you do not pay this fine over the phone, we will issue a warrant for your arrest."
  8. Family member (online) says they need money for hospital
  9. IRS says they need personal information over the phone
  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. Caller asks for your bank information
  14. Caller says if you don't pay, they will arrest you
  15. "If you hang up, we will call the authorities."
  16. "There has been a $3,000 purchase on your account. Give us your account information to verify purchase."
  17. "Hi Grandma! Do you know who this is?"
  18. Caller says that you need to buy gift cards
  19. "I want to see you. Please send money Western Union."
  20. "You don't need to ask anyone else. Just send the money."
  21. "This is the Police. We need access to your computer files."
  22. Family member needs to social security number
  23. Caller says that you won a cruise for a drawing you didn't enter
  24. Neighbor needs to borrow your bank card