Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 127 · 40 questions

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.

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

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