Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 111 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Nobody asks for an OTP): Never read out, type into a link or send an OTP or PIN to anyone — caller, friend or “customer care”. An OTP you did not ask for means someone may be trying to get in: ignore it and tell a parent. Keep PINs in your memory, cover the keypad and lock your phone screen.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a locked phone screen (b) covering your screen (c) checking with a parent (d) a PIN in your notes app
2. 2.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) hiding the PIN pad (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) telling a parent
4. 4.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
5. 5.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) one-time password (c) only text password (d) open the phone
6. 6.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a secret phone PIN? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
7. 7.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) a bank caller (b) nobody (c) a game helper (d) a delivery person
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a secret phone PIN (c) a PIN in your notes app (d) an OTP for a “prize”
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I am from customer care. Read out the 6-digit code you just got.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
11. 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
12. 12.True or false: “covering your screen” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it is a secret game (b) it is a joke (c) it can open your account (d) it costs money to send
14. 14.True or false: “showing it to a stranger” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) telling a parent
16. 16.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
17. 17.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
18. 18.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) typing it in yourself (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) PIN on a sticky note
19. 19.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN like 1234? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
20. 20.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP for a “prize” (b) covering your screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) sharing a PIN with a pal
22. 22.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) covering your screen (c) a locked phone screen (d) a PIN like 1234
24. 24.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) send it to the caller (c) ignore it, tell a parent (d) post it
25. 25.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a notebook (b) only in your memory (c) in a chat (d) on the card
26. 26.🔢 Safe or unsafe: sharing a PIN with a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
27. 27.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) ask them to wait (b) read it out (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) send it by text
28. 28.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: PIN on a sticky note? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) an OTP in a group chat (c) a secret phone PIN (d) a PIN like 1234
32. 32.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
33. 33.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a locked phone screen (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) an OTP for a “prize”
34. 34.True or false: “texting an OTP to a pal” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a secret phone PIN (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) covering your screen (d) ignoring a surprise OTP
37. 37.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) an OTP in a group chat
39. 39.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) an OTP for a “prize” (c) hanging up on “the bank” (d) typing it in yourself

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