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Consumer Action - Fraud Bingo

What you will need to play Fraud Bingo

✓ Fraud Bingo game cards (one card per person or one per 2-3 people if playing in teams)

✓ Game Markers (15 per player).

✓ Fraud Bingo Questions (cut out Fraud Bingo questions below to select randomly)

✓ Fraud Bingo Game Cards (50 different Fraud Bingo game cards are provided)

TipsFor game markers

Use buttons, dried beans, small candy or Cheerios. (If using edible food as markers, keep playersdietary needs in mind.)If none of these things are available, use a pen, pencil, or marker to mark out the answers ondisposable game cards.

Game cardsCopy Fraud Bingo playing cards on card stock if using more than once, or laminate the cards ifpossible.

Playing in teamsYou may want to pair up players so 2-3 people can find answers on their game card as a team.Team playing creates discussion and learning can be gained in the process for those who may notknow the answers.

How to PlayPass out game cards, which contain answers to the fraud questions that the “caller” (trainer oranother class participant) will draw at random and call out corresponding to the five letters inthe word F-R-A-U-D.

The first player who gets five answers in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal row on their FraudBingo game card wins the game.

Another version of the game is Fraud Bingo “blackout” in which the winner must have all theanswers on the game card filled.


Questions for Fraud Bingo

FAccording to some estimates, whatpercent of seniors become victims offraud each year?

30%A

If someone calls you to say that you’vewon a huge sweepstakes that younever entered, it’s probably a…

Scam

FOne of the reasons why seniors aretargeted for fraud is that they are…

Trusting

AHow often can you request a free copyof your credit report?

Annually

FThe act of stealing personal informationfrom your credit card is known as…

SkimmingA

A good place to store your importantdocuments is in a bank…

Safe Deposit Box

FIf you have questions about aninvestment offer, you should contactthe… Securities & Exchange Commission

AYou should always do this to yourdocuments and credit card applicationsto prevent dumpster divers fromstealing your personal information.

Shred

FYou can make sure that no one is usingyour credit card without yourauthorization by checking the…

Credit Card Statement

AA loan taken out for home maintenanceand remodeling and secured by yourhome is called a…

Home Equity Loan


FWhen a criminal goes though yourgarbage looking for credit card bills andother sensitive information, he is…

Dumpster Diving

AYou change your mind about having yourhouse painted by a man who just stopped byuninvited. You have the right to cancel sinceit’s been less than 3 days. This is known asthe…

Cooling-off period

FWhen a trusted person such as a familymember or friend defrauds you, it iscalled…

Financial Exploitation

UThe government program offeringdiscount drug prescriptions to seniorsis called…

Medicare

RWhen you sign for a loan that someoneelse is taking out, you are the…

CosignerU

E-mails that ask recipients to providetheir bank account number to helpshare huge amounts of money arecalled…

Nigerian Letters

RThis report lets you know your bill-paying history and list the credit cardsand loans you have. You can get afree copy annually.

Credit Report

UCriminals buy and sell names of peoplewho often respond to sweepstakes orcontests. These are known as…

Sucker Lists

RWhen a criminal uses your personalinformation, such as your SocialSecurity number, to open credit cardaccounts, it is called…

Identity Theft

UA good place to see if there have beencomplaints filed against a company bytheir customers is the…

Better Business Bureau

RBefore you donate to a charity that youare not familiar with, you can see howthe organization is spending its fundsby accessing…

Guide Star

UYou should never pay a contractor infull before he starts working on yourhome. You should pay him throughoutthe course of his work in…

3 Payments

RA term used for e-mails that claim to befrom your bank, a reputable business orgovernment agency…

PhishingU

A low-income consumer with a smallestate does not typically need thisestate-planning tool.

Living Trust


RThe federal agency that advocates forolder persons is the…

U.S. Administration on AgingD

When a homeowner’s signature isforged on a blank deed to transferownership, this is called…

Deed Forgery

RBrokers solicit homeowners torefinance their existing mortgages andreplace them with bad loans. This isa…

Refinancing Scam

DPromoters recruit investors and usethem to recruit more investors. This isa…

Pyramid Scheme

DThe law that requires clear disclosureof key terms of the lending agreementand all costs in credit transactions iscalled the…

Truth In Lending Act

DProvides multi-lingual consumerpublications…

Consumer Action

DIf you become a victim of fraud, youshould…

Call the Police D

A person who phones you to sell youproducts is known as a…

Telemarketer

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

Shred MedicareTruth InLending

Act

Securities& ExchangeCommission

Guide Star Scam 3 PaymentsPyramidScheme

FinancialExploitation

IdentityTheft FREE Sucker List

DeedForgery

Credit CardStatement

CosignerAnnually Living Trust

Call thePolice

Skimming PhishingHomeEquityLoan

BetterBusinessBureau

Tele-marketer

F R A U D


CreditReport

Scam MedicareTruth InLending

Act

DumpsterDiving

CosignerHomeEquityLoan


DeedForgery

SkimmingIdentity

Theft FREE 3 PaymentsTele-

marketer


Phishing Annually Sucker ListCall thePolice


Guide Star Shred Living TrustPyramidScheme

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

Guide Star Shred 3 PaymentsTruth InLending

Act


PhishingHomeEquityLoan

MedicareDeed

Forgery



PyramidScheme


CosignerAnnually


Call thePolice

Skimming CreditReport

Scam Living TrustTele-

marketer

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

Scam MedicareCall thePolice


Cosigner AnnuallyBetter

BusinessBureau

DeedForgery

SkimmingCreditReport

FREELiving Trust

Tele-marketer



Sucker ListTruth InLending

Act


Guide Star Shred 3 PaymentsPyramidScheme

F R A U D


IdentityTheft

Shred 3 PaymentsTruth InLending

Act



Living TrustDeed

Forgery


Guide Star FREE Sucker ListPyramidScheme

DumpsterDiving


BusinessBureau

Tele-marketer



F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft



Cosigner ShredBetter

BusinessBureau

DeedForgery


CreditReport FREE Sucker List

ConsumerAction



Act


Guide Star Annually 3 PaymentsPyramidScheme

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport


Act


PhishingSafe

DepositBox

3 PaymentsDeed

Forgery

30%Refinance

Scam FREE Living TrustPyramidScheme


Cosigner Annually


Call thePolice


Guide Star Scam Sucker ListTele-

marketer

F R A U D

30%Refinance

Scam

SafeDeposit

Box

MedicareTruth InLending

Act

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

HomeEquityLoan


ConsumerAction

Skimming Cosigner FREE Sucker ListTele-

marketer





F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

Shred Living TrustConsumer

Action


PhishingU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

DeedForgery


RefinanceScam FREE Medicare

PyramidScheme


Cosigner Annually


Call thePolice

30% Guide Star Scam Sucker ListTele-

marketer

F R A U D


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Act

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

SafeDeposit

Box


PyramidScheme

Skimming Guide Star FREE Sucker ListTele-

marketer

30% Cosigner Annually Living TrustCall thePolice


PhishingU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

ConsumerAction

F R A U D


CreditReport

Shred Sucker ListConsumer

Action


Guide Star Annually 3 PaymentsTele-

marketer

DumpsterDiving

RefinanceScam FREE Sucker List

PyramidScheme


PhishingU.S. Admin.

On Aging


Call thePolice

30% Cosigner Scam MedicareDeed

Forgery

F R A U D


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Truth InLending

Act


IdentityTheft

SafeDeposit

Box

MedicarePyramidScheme

Skimming Guide Star FREE Sucker ListTele-

marketer

DumpsterDiving

Phishing U.S. Admin.On Aging

Living TrustCall thePolice


Cosigner Annually 3 PaymentsConsumer

Action

F R A U D


Guide Star Annually MedicareTele-

marketer


CosignerU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

ConsumerAction

DumpsterDiving


PyramidScheme

Credit CardStatement Phishing Shred


DeedForgery

30% CreditReport

Scam SuckerList

Call thePolice

F R A U D


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Act

Skimming CosignerSafe

DepositBox

3 PaymentsCall thePolice




Phishing U.S. Admin.On Aging

Living TrustTele-

marketer

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

Annually Sucker ListConsumer

Action

F R A U D



marketer


CosignerU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

ConsumerAction

DumpsterDiving


PyramidScheme

Credit CardStatement Phishing Shred


DeedForgery

30%CreditReport

Scam Sucker ListCall thePolice

F R A U D


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Act


DepositBox




30% PhishingU.S. Admin.

On AgingLiving Trust

Tele-marketer

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft


Action

F R A U D



marketer


CosignerU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

ConsumerAction

DumpsterDiving

RefinanceScam FREE Living Trust

PyramidScheme

30%CreditReport

Scam SuckerList

Call thePolice


Phishing ShredBetter

BusinessBureau

DeedForgery

F R A U D


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Act

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft


Action





Tele-marketer


DepositBox


F R A U D


CosignerU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

ConsumerAction



marketer

DumpsterDiving


PyramidScheme

30%CreditReport

ScamSucker List Call the

Police



BusinessBureau

DeedForgery

F R A U D


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Act


Guide Star AnnuallyBetter

BusinessBureau

PyramidScheme

DumpsterDiving


ConsumerAction



Tele-marketer


DepositBox


F R A U D



BusinessBureau

DeedForgery



marketer

DumpsterDiving


PyramidScheme

30%CreditReport

Scam SuckerList

Call thePolice


CosignerU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

ConsumerAction

F R A U D


DepositBox




BusinessBureau

PyramidScheme

DumpsterDiving


ConsumerAction



Tele-marketer


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Act

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

RefinanceScam

SafeDeposit

Box

Living TrustPyramidScheme



marketer


Phishing FREEBetter

BusinessBureau

DeedForgery

30%CreditReport

Scam SuckerList

Call thePolice


CosignerU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

ConsumerAction

F R A U D



Tele-marketer


DepositBox


DumpsterDiving


ConsumerAction



BusinessBureau

PyramidScheme


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Act

F R A U D

30% CreditReport

Scam SuckerList

Call thePolice

DumpsterDiving

RefinanceScam

SafeDeposit

Box



Phishing FREEBetter

BusinessBureau

DeedForgery



marketer


CosignerU.S. Admin.

On Aging3 Payments

ConsumerAction

F R A U D


DepositBox

Sucker ListConsumer

Action


On Aging3 Payments

Call thePolice

DumpsterDiving


Tele-marketer



BusinessBureau

PyramidScheme


RefinanceScam

HomeEquityLoan


Act

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport


Act


Cosigner Annually NigerianPyramidScheme

SkimmingIdentity

Theft FREEBetter

BusinessBureau

Call thePolice



3 PaymentsDeed

Forgery


Guide Star Scam Living TrustTele-

marketer

F R A U D

30% PhishingHomeEquityLoan

Sucker ListCall thePolice

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport


Act

Skimming Cosigner FREE Sucker ListDeed

Forgery


IdentityTheft

Annually 3 PaymentsTele-

marketer



F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport


Act


Cosigner Annually


DeedForgery

SkimmingIdentity

Theft FREE Sucker ListPyramidScheme





Guide Star Scam Living TrustTele-

marketer

F R A U D



DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

HomeEquityLoan


DeedForgery


marketer


CreditReport


Act



F R A U D


Cosigner Shred MedicareTruth InLending

Act

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

HomeEquityLoan


SkimmingIdentity

Theft FREE Sucker ListPyramidScheme


Phishing Annually


ConsumerAction

TrustingFinancing

ScamCooling Off

PeriodLiving Trust

Tele-marketer

F R A U D


Phishing Annually Sucker ListDeed

Forgery

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

HomeEquityLoan


Call thePolice


marketer


CreditReport


Act



F R A U D

SkimmingIdentity

TheftHomeEquityLoan

NigerianLetters

PyramidScheme

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

Cooling OffPeriod



Cosigner FREE Sucker ListTruth InLending

Act


Phishing Annually


ConsumerAction

TrustingFinancing

ScamShred Medicare

Tele-marketer

F R A U D


Phishing Annually Sucker ListTele-

marketer


CosignerCooling Off

Period3 Payments

Call thePolice

SkimmingCreditReport FREE Sucker List

DeedForgery

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

HomeEquityLoan


Truth InLending

Act



F R A U D

SkimmingIdentity

Theft

HomeEquityLoan

NigerianLetters

PyramidScheme

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

Cooling OffPeriod




Act


Phishing Annually


ConsumerAction

TrustingFinancing

ScamShred Medicare

Tele-marketer

F R A U D


Phishing Annually Sucker ListTele-

marketer


CosignerCooling Off

Period3 Payments

Call thePolice


DeedForgery

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

HomeEquityLoan


Truth InLending

Act



F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

Cooling OffPeriod


SkimmingIdentity

TheftHomeEquityLoan

NigerianLetters

PyramidScheme



Act

FinancialExploitation Phishing Annually


ConsumerAction

TrustingFinancing

ScamShred Medicare

Tele-marketer

F R A U D

Trusting Phishing Annually Sucker ListTele-

marketer

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

HomeEquityLoan


Truth InLending

Act


DeedForgery


U.S.Admin. On

Aging

Shred Living TrustPyramidScheme


CosignerSafe

DepositBox


F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

Cooling OffPeriod

3 PaymentsConsumer

Action

Trusting FinancingScam

AnnuallyBetter

BusinessBureau

PyramidScheme



Act

FinancialExploitation Phishing

HomeEquityLoan

NigerianLetters

Tele-marketer

SkimmingIdentity

TheftShred Medicare

Call thePolice

F R A U D


marketer


CosignerSafe

DepositBox


DumpsterDiving


DeedForgery


U.S.Admin. On

Aging



HomeEquityLoan


Truth InLending

Act

F R A U D


marketer

SkimmingIdentity

TheftHomeEquityLoan

NigerianLetters

PyramidScheme



Act


US Admin.On Aging

Shred 3 PaymentsTele-

marketer

DumpsterDiving

FinancingScam

SafeDeposit

Box

MedicareCall thePolice

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

Cooling OffPeriod



CosignerSafe

DepositBox



DeedForgery

FinancialExploitation Phishing Annually


ConsumerAction

TrustingIdentity

Theft

HomeEquityLoan


Truth InLending

Act

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

CreditReport

Shred 3 PaymentsTruth InLending

Act



MedicareDeed

Forgery

SkimmingIdentity

Theft FREE Sucker ListTele-

marketer



BusinessBureau

Call thePolice


Guide Star Scam Living TrustPyramidScheme

F R A U D

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft




BusinessBureau

DeedForgery


Guide Star FREE Sucker ListTele-

marketer




Act



F R A U D



Sucker List ConsumerAction

DumpsterDiving

Guide Star Shred 3 PaymentsTruth InLending

Act

SkimmingIdentity

Theft FREE Sucker ListDeed

Forgery


CosignerAnnually


Call thePolice


CreditReport

SafeDeposit

Box

LivingTrust

PyramidScheme

F R A U D

Skimming Guide Star Scam MedicareCall thePolice

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

Shred Living TrustTele-

marketer


CreditReport FREE 3 Payments

ConsumeAction




Act



BusinessBureau

DeedForgery

F R A U D


GuideStar

HomeEquityLoan

Sucker List Tele-marketer


CosignerSafe

DepositBox


Call thePolice

DumpsterDiving

Phishing FREE Sucker ListDeed

Forgery


IdentityTheft

Annually LivingTrust

Truth InLending

Act


Shred 3 PaymentsPyramidScheme

F R A U D





Living TrustTele-

marketer


GuideStar FREE Sucker List

ConsumerAction

DumpsterDiving

IdentityTheft

SafeDeposit

Box


Act



BusinessBureau

DeedForgery

F R A U D


IdentityTheft

Annually MedicareTruth InLending

Act


Guide Star Scam 3 PaymentsPyramidScheme


CreditReport FREE Sucker List

DeedForgery

DumpsterDiving

CosignerShred


Call thePolice


Living TrustTele-

marketer

F R A U D


CreditReport

Medicare ScamTruth InLending

Act

DumpsterDiving

CosignerBetter

BusinessBureau

HomeEquityLoan

DeedForgery

SkimmingTele-

marketer FREE Living TrustIdentity

Theft




Guide Star Shred 3 PaymentsPyramidScheme

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