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

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