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

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