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

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