Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 250 · 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.💸 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: never share the UPI PIN? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
3. 3.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
4. 4.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
5. 5.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a school rule (b) a good deal (c) a job scam (d) a normal fee
7. 7.💸 Fact or myth? A job that pays a lot for liking videos is a great deal. (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scan QR to get money (b) decline odd requests (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) pay a fee to win
9. 9.💸 Fact or myth? If a caller knows your name, the offer must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ask before any payment (b) read before you tap (c) pay to get a job (d) decline odd requests
11. 11.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ask before any payment (b) block the scam number (c) tell a parent first (d) PIN to receive money
13. 13.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💸 Fact or myth? Entering your PIN confirms you are receiving money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) ignore unknown requests (c) a surprise pay request (d) pay to get a job
16. 16.💸 Fact or myth? You cannot win a lottery you never entered. (a) a myth (b) a fact
17. 17.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
18. 18.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise pay request? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
19. 19.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay for liking videos? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
20. 20.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a myth (b) a fact
21. 21.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) no, never (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) only for big amounts
22. 22.Which of these is a safe step? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) PIN to receive money (d) a surprise pay request
23. 23.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) block the scam number (c) a surprise lottery win (d) refund needs your PIN
24. 24.True or false: “ignore unknown requests” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a fact (b) a myth
26. 26.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚲 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
28. 28.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) ask before any payment (c) pay a fee to win (d) tell a parent first
29. 29.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) tell a parent first (b) PIN to receive money (c) ask before any payment (d) ignore unknown requests
30. 30.True or false: “report the number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💸 Scam sign or safe step: report the number? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
32. 32.💸 Scam sign or safe step: refund needs your PIN? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
33. 33.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) scan QR to get money (c) read before you tap (d) block the scam number
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scan QR to get money (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) decline odd requests (d) ignore unknown requests
35. 35.🎰 “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
36. 36.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) pay for liking videos (c) ignore unknown requests (d) ask before any payment
37. 37.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) PIN to receive money (c) decline odd requests (d) refund needs your PIN
38. 38.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
39. 39.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) block the scam number (d) tell a parent first
40. 40.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False

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