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

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