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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 21 · 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.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise pay request? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  3. 3.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a normal fee (b) a good deal (c) a school rule (d) a job scam
  4. 4.💸 Scam sign or safe step: report the number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay to get a job (b) ask before any payment (c) scan QR to get money (d) a surprise lottery win
  6. 6.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) PIN to receive money (b) ignore unknown requests (c) tell a parent first (d) block the scam number
  7. 7.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.💸 Scam sign or safe step: never share the UPI PIN? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  9. 9.📲 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) ignore unknown requests (d) scan QR to get money
  11. 11.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) block the scam number (c) a surprise pay request (d) tell a parent first
  13. 13.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) ignore unknown requests (c) pay a fee to win (d) tell a parent first
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) block the scam number (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) pay to get a job (d) decline odd requests
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) a surprise lottery win (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) a surprise pay request
  16. 16.💸 Fact or myth? Entering your PIN confirms you are receiving money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay a fee to win (b) tell a parent first (c) refund needs your PIN (d) scan QR to get money
  18. 18.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) block the scam number (c) read before you tap (d) pay for liking videos
  19. 19.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  21. 21.True or false: “PIN to receive money” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “report the number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) block the scam number (b) ask before any payment (c) report the number (d) scan QR to get money
  24. 24.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay to get a job? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  25. 25.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) only for big amounts (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, never
  26. 26.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) read before you tap (c) a surprise lottery win (d) tell a parent first
  27. 27.True or false: “refund needs your PIN” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay ₹500 for a gift? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  29. 29.True or false: “read before you tap” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  32. 32.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  34. 34.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) read before you tap (b) report the number (c) scan QR to get money (d) never share the UPI PIN
  35. 35.💸 Scam sign or safe step: tell a parent first? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  36. 36.True or false: “pay for liking videos” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “block the scam number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a myth
  2. a scam sign
  3. a job scam
  4. a safe step
  5. ask before any payment
  6. PIN to receive money
  7. a fact
  8. a safe step
  9. take money from you
  10. ignore unknown requests
  11. a fact
  12. a surprise pay request
  13. pay a fee to win
  14. pay to get a job
  15. decline odd requests
  16. a myth
  17. tell a parent first
  18. pay for liking videos
  19. True
  20. a safe step
  21. False
  22. False
  23. scan QR to get money
  24. a scam sign
  25. no, never
  26. a surprise lottery win
  27. False
  28. a scam sign
  29. False
  30. a fact
  31. a myth
  32. a myth
  33. a scam sign
  34. scan QR to get money
  35. a safe step
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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