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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 227 · 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.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) only for big amounts (b) no, never (c) only on weekends (d) yes, always
  2. 2.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) block the scam number (b) tell a parent first (c) refund needs your PIN (d) ignore unknown requests
  3. 3.True or false: “report the number” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) ask an adult, don’t scan (b) send your OTP (c) scan it fast (d) share your PIN
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ask before any payment (b) block the scam number (c) pay a fee to win (d) never share the UPI PIN
  6. 6.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) a surprise lottery win (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) decline odd requests
  8. 8.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay to get a job (b) PIN to receive money (c) block the scam number (d) a surprise pay request
  10. 10.📲 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
  11. 11.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay for liking videos? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  12. 12.💸 Scam sign or safe step: tell a parent first? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) report the number (b) tell a parent first (c) ignore unknown requests (d) refund needs your PIN
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) read before you tap (c) scan QR to get money (d) a surprise pay request
  15. 15.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) tell a parent first (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) pay a fee to win
  17. 17.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay ₹500 for a gift? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  19. 19.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  20. 20.Which of these is a safe step? (a) PIN to receive money (b) a surprise pay request (c) a surprise lottery win (d) ignore unknown requests
  21. 21.💸 Scam sign or safe step: never share the UPI PIN? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay to get a job (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) refund needs your PIN (d) PIN to receive money
  23. 23.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) your lucky day (b) a bank gift (c) a real prize (d) a scam
  24. 24.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise pay request? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  26. 26.💸 Fact or myth? If a caller knows your name, the offer must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.True or false: “PIN to receive money” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) tell a parent first (b) a surprise pay request (c) read before you tap (d) block the scam number
  30. 30.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) pay to get a job (c) pay for liking videos (d) report the number
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay ₹500 for a gift (b) PIN to receive money (c) tell a parent first (d) a surprise lottery win
  32. 32.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) a surprise lottery win (c) pay for liking videos (d) ignore unknown requests
  36. 36.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  37. 37.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a normal fee (b) a good deal (c) a job scam (d) a school rule
  38. 38.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) read before you tap (b) ignore unknown requests (c) ask before any payment (d) a surprise lottery win
  39. 39.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) PIN to receive money (c) report the number (d) a surprise lottery win

Answer key

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

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