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

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