Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 247 · 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.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your verification code is 1093. It expires in 10 minutes.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
2. 2.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) typing it in yourself (b) covering your screen (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) an OTP in a group chat
4. 4.🔢 Safe or unsafe: checking with a parent? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
5. 5.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) hiding the PIN pad (d) telling OTPs to callers
6. 6.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) sharing a PIN with a pal (d) showing it to a stranger
7. 7.True or false: “hanging up on “the bank”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) covering your screen
9. 9.🔢 Safe or unsafe: keeping OTPs secret? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) ignoring a surprise OTP (c) texting an OTP to a pal (d) hanging up on “the bank”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) PIN on a sticky note (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) keeping OTPs secret
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hanging up on “the bank” (b) sharing a PIN with a pal (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) a secret phone PIN
13. 13.True or false: “telling a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a PIN like 1234” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧾 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
16. 16.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
17. 17.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) an OTP in a group chat (b) texting an OTP to a pal (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) typing it in yourself
18. 18.🔢 Safe or unsafe: texting an OTP to a pal? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) a secret phone PIN (d) a locked phone screen
20. 20.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) checking with a parent (d) typing it in yourself
21. 21.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) one-time password (c) open the phone (d) only text password
23. 23.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your parcel will arrive today between 2 and 5 pm.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
24. 24.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
25. 25.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
26. 26.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) hiding the PIN pad (b) hanging up on “the bank” (c) typing it in yourself (d) telling OTPs to callers
27. 27.🔢 Safe or unsafe: showing it to a stranger? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring a surprise OTP” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
30. 30.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
31. 31.True or false: “a secret phone PIN” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a PIN in your notes app? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hiding the PIN pad? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
34. 34.True or false: “checking with a parent” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔢 Safe or unsafe: covering your screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
36. 36.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
37. 37.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling a parent (b) a locked phone screen (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) typing an OTP on a link
38. 38.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) ask them to wait (c) hang up, tell an adult (d) send it by text
39. 39.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) PIN on a sticky note (b) a locked phone screen (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) showing it to a stranger

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