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

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