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

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