Published yourname on a listof people whohaven't paidtheir debts​Usedobsceneor vulgarlanguageSent youinformationon apostcard​Gave falseinformationabout yourcredit toanyoneCalled youover andover again toannoy you​Took or threatenedto take yourproperty, unlessthey had legalpermission to takeit​Liedaboutbeing anattorneyCalled youbefore 8am orafter 9pm(unless you toldthem theycould)Falsely saidthat they workfor a creditreportingcompany​Called yourworkplace eventhough they knew, orshould have known,that you cannotreceive calls at workSaid that papersthat they sent youare legaldocuments eventhough they aren'tUsed afakecompanyname​Contacted youagain after yousent a lettertelling them tostop contactingyouTold others aboutyour debt (exceptfor your spouse,your parents if youare a minor, oryour attorney)Pretended to besomeone else,like a policeofficer orgovernmentemployeeThreatened legalaction against youeven though theydon’t plan to takethat action​Falsely saidthat youhavecommitted acrime​Threatenedviolence orharm​Deposited apost-datedcheck earlySaid that papersthat they sent youaren't legaldocuments eventhough they areAdded interestor fees to yourdebt, unlessyour contractallows it.Lied abouthow muchmoney youowe​Threatenedto send youto jail for notpaying yourdebts​Spoke to youwithout tellingyou that theyare a debtcollectorAdded theirdebtcollectioncosts to yourdebtPublished yourname on a listof people whohaven't paidtheir debts​Usedobsceneor vulgarlanguageSent youinformationon apostcard​Gave falseinformationabout yourcredit toanyoneCalled youover andover again toannoy you​Took or threatenedto take yourproperty, unlessthey had legalpermission to takeit​Liedaboutbeing anattorneyCalled youbefore 8am orafter 9pm(unless you toldthem theycould)Falsely saidthat they workfor a creditreportingcompany​Called yourworkplace eventhough they knew, orshould have known,that you cannotreceive calls at workSaid that papersthat they sent youare legaldocuments eventhough they aren'tUsed afakecompanyname​Contacted youagain after yousent a lettertelling them tostop contactingyouTold others aboutyour debt (exceptfor your spouse,your parents if youare a minor, oryour attorney)Pretended to besomeone else,like a policeofficer orgovernmentemployeeThreatened legalaction against youeven though theydon’t plan to takethat action​Falsely saidthat youhavecommitted acrime​Threatenedviolence orharm​Deposited apost-datedcheck earlySaid that papersthat they sent youaren't legaldocuments eventhough they areAdded interestor fees to yourdebt, unlessyour contractallows it.Lied abouthow muchmoney youowe​Threatenedto send youto jail for notpaying yourdebts​Spoke to youwithout tellingyou that theyare a debtcollectorAdded 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. Published your name on a list of people who haven't paid their debts​
  2. Used obscene or vulgar language
  3. Sent you information on a postcard​
  4. Gave false information about your credit to anyone
  5. Called you over and over again to annoy you​
  6. Took or threatened to take your property, unless they had legal permission to take it​
  7. Lied about being an attorney
  8. Called you before 8am or after 9pm (unless you told them they could)
  9. Falsely said that they work for a credit reporting company​
  10. Called your workplace even though they knew, or should have known, that you cannot receive calls at work
  11. Said that papers that they sent you are legal documents even though they aren't
  12. Used a fake company name​
  13. Contacted you again after you sent a letter telling them to stop contacting you
  14. Told others about your debt (except for your spouse, your parents if you are a minor, or your attorney)
  15. Pretended to be someone else, like a police officer or government employee
  16. Threatened legal action against you even though they don’t plan to take that action​
  17. Falsely said that you have committed a crime​
  18. Threatened violence or harm​
  19. Deposited a post-dated check early
  20. Said that papers that they sent you aren't legal documents even though they are
  21. Added interest or fees to your debt, unless your contract allows it.
  22. Lied about how much money you owe​
  23. Threatened to send you to jail for not paying your debts​
  24. Spoke to you without telling you that they are a debt collector
  25. Added their debt collection costs to your debt