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

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