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

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