Threatenedto send youto jail for notpaying yourdebts​Told others aboutyour debt (exceptfor your spouse,your parents if youare a minor, oryour attorney)Spoke to youwithout tellingyou that theyare a debtcollectorSent youinformationon apostcard​Usedobsceneor vulgarlanguageContacted youagain after yousent a lettertelling them tostop contactingyouFalsely saidthat youhavecommitted acrime​Threatenedviolence orharm​Gave falseinformationabout yourcredit toanyoneDeposited apost-datedcheck earlySaid that papersthat they sent youaren't legaldocuments eventhough they areUsed afakecompanyname​Falsely saidthat they workfor a creditreportingcompany​Added theirdebtcollectioncosts to yourdebtCalled youover andover again toannoy you​Liedaboutbeing anattorneyCalled yourworkplace eventhough they knew, orshould have known,that you cannotreceive calls at workPublished yourname on a listof people whohaven't paidtheir debts​Threatened legalaction against youeven though theydon’t plan to takethat action​Pretended to besomeone else,like a policeofficer orgovernmentemployeeSaid that papersthat they sent youare legaldocuments eventhough they aren'tLied abouthow muchmoney youowe​Added interestor fees to yourdebt, unlessyour contractallows it.Took or threatenedto take yourproperty, unlessthey had legalpermission to takeit​Called youbefore 8am orafter 9pm(unless you toldthem theycould)Threatenedto send youto jail for notpaying yourdebts​Told others aboutyour debt (exceptfor your spouse,your parents if youare a minor, oryour attorney)Spoke to youwithout tellingyou that theyare a debtcollectorSent youinformationon apostcard​Usedobsceneor vulgarlanguageContacted youagain after yousent a lettertelling them tostop contactingyouFalsely saidthat youhavecommitted acrime​Threatenedviolence orharm​Gave falseinformationabout yourcredit toanyoneDeposited apost-datedcheck earlySaid that papersthat they sent youaren't legaldocuments eventhough they areUsed afakecompanyname​Falsely saidthat they workfor a creditreportingcompany​Added theirdebtcollectioncosts to yourdebtCalled youover andover again toannoy you​Liedaboutbeing anattorneyCalled yourworkplace eventhough they knew, orshould have known,that you cannotreceive calls at workPublished yourname on a listof people whohaven't paidtheir debts​Threatened legalaction against youeven though theydon’t plan to takethat action​Pretended to besomeone else,like a policeofficer orgovernmentemployeeSaid that papersthat they sent youare legaldocuments eventhough they aren'tLied abouthow muchmoney youowe​Added interestor fees to yourdebt, unlessyour contractallows it.Took or threatenedto take yourproperty, unlessthey had legalpermission to takeit​Called youbefore 8am orafter 9pm(unless you toldthem theycould)

Debt Collector Violations in Washington, DC - 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. Threatened to send you to jail for not paying your debts​
  2. Told others about your debt (except for your spouse, your parents if you are a minor, or your attorney)
  3. Spoke to you without telling you that they are a debt collector
  4. Sent you information on a postcard​
  5. Used obscene or vulgar language
  6. Contacted you again after you sent a letter telling them to stop contacting you
  7. Falsely said that you have committed a crime​
  8. Threatened violence or harm​
  9. Gave false information about your credit to anyone
  10. Deposited a post-dated check early
  11. Said that papers that they sent you aren't legal documents even though they are
  12. Used a fake company name​
  13. Falsely said that they work for a credit reporting company​
  14. Added their debt collection costs to your debt
  15. Called you over and over again to annoy you​
  16. Lied about being an attorney
  17. Called your workplace even though they knew, or should have known, that you cannot receive calls at work
  18. Published your name on a list of people who haven't paid their debts​
  19. Threatened legal action against you even though they don’t plan to take that action​
  20. Pretended to be someone else, like a police officer or government employee
  21. Said that papers that they sent you are legal documents even though they aren't
  22. Lied about how much money you owe​
  23. Added interest or fees to your debt, unless your contract allows it.
  24. Took or threatened to take your property, unless they had legal permission to take it​
  25. Called you before 8am or after 9pm (unless you told them they could)