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

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