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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 119 · 40 questions
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Stay safe (Receiving needs nothing): Scanning a QR code or entering a PIN sends money OUT — never to receive. A prize you never entered, a fee to claim a prize, a fee to get a job: all scams. Decline strange payment requests, block the number and tell a parent; for money already lost, call 1930.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) pay for liking videos (c) a surprise lottery win (d) report the number
  2. 2.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  3. 3.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) ignore unknown requests (c) pay a fee to win (d) ask before any payment
  5. 5.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) block the scam number (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) PIN to receive money
  7. 7.True or false: “a surprise pay request” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) only for big amounts (d) no, never
  9. 9.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) block the scam number (c) ignore unknown requests (d) PIN to receive money
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) read before you tap (c) ask before any payment (d) a surprise lottery win
  11. 11.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to scan a QR code to receive money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.True or false: “read before you tap” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a job scam (b) a good deal (c) a school rule (d) a normal fee
  14. 14.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) scan it fast (b) send your OTP (c) share your PIN (d) ask an adult, don’t scan
  15. 15.True or false: “decline odd requests” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💸 Scam sign or safe step: refund needs your PIN? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  17. 17.💸 Scam sign or safe step: scan QR to get money? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) block the scam number (c) tell a parent first (d) read before you tap
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tell a parent first (b) ask before any payment (c) PIN to receive money (d) block the scam number
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) decline odd requests (c) read before you tap (d) ignore unknown requests
  21. 21.True or false: “a surprise pay request” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a safe step? (a) scan QR to get money (b) a surprise lottery win (c) pay a fee to win (d) never share the UPI PIN
  23. 23.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) block the scam number (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) pay a fee to win
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay ₹500 for a gift (b) ignore unknown requests (c) scan QR to get money (d) refund needs your PIN
  25. 25.💸 Scam sign or safe step: tell a parent first? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) read before you tap (c) scan QR to get money (d) tell a parent first
  27. 27.True or false: “block the scam number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  29. 29.True or false: “pay for liking videos” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) report the number (c) read before you tap (d) never share the UPI PIN
  31. 31.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) a bank gift (b) your lucky day (c) a real prize (d) a scam
  32. 32.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay ₹500 for a gift (b) PIN to receive money (c) read before you tap (d) pay to get a job
  33. 33.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 34.💸 Fact or myth? You cannot win a lottery you never entered. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) take money from you (b) give you ₹500 (c) win a prize (d) do nothing
  36. 36.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  37. 37.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) decline odd requests (b) read before you tap (c) block the scam number (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) ignore unknown requests (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) pay to get a job
  39. 39.True or false: “ignore unknown requests” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💸 Fact or myth? Entering your PIN confirms you are receiving money. (a) a fact (b) a myth

Answer key

  1. report the number
  2. a safe step
  3. True
  4. pay a fee to win
  5. a scam sign
  6. block the scam number
  7. True
  8. no, never
  9. PIN to receive money
  10. a surprise lottery win
  11. a fact
  12. True
  13. a job scam
  14. ask an adult, don’t scan
  15. True
  16. a scam sign
  17. a scam sign
  18. pay for liking videos
  19. PIN to receive money
  20. a surprise pay request
  21. False
  22. never share the UPI PIN
  23. block the scam number
  24. ignore unknown requests
  25. a safe step
  26. scan QR to get money
  27. False
  28. a safe step
  29. False
  30. a surprise lottery win
  31. a scam
  32. read before you tap
  33. a fact
  34. a fact
  35. take money from you
  36. a safe step
  37. pay ₹500 for a gift
  38. pay to get a job
  39. False
  40. a myth

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