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

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