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

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