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

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