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