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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 259 · 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.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay ₹500 for a gift (b) refund needs your PIN (c) read before you tap (d) PIN to receive money
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scan QR to get money (b) ignore unknown requests (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) pay to get a job
  3. 3.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay ₹500 for a gift? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  4. 4.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) a scam (b) a bank gift (c) a real prize (d) your lucky day
  5. 5.💸 Fact or myth? If a caller knows your name, the offer must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a good deal (b) a normal fee (c) a job scam (d) a school rule
  7. 7.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to scan a QR code to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) ignore unknown requests (c) report the number (d) tell a parent first
  9. 9.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  10. 10.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay for liking videos? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) report the number (c) scan QR to get money (d) block the scam number
  14. 14.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) a surprise pay request (b) ask before any payment (c) report the number (d) never share the UPI PIN
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) tell a parent first (c) decline odd requests (d) pay to get a job
  16. 16.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) do nothing (b) give you ₹500 (c) take money from you (d) win a prize
  18. 18.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ask before any payment (b) pay for liking videos (c) a surprise pay request (d) PIN to receive money
  21. 21.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.Which of these is a safe step? (a) report the number (b) pay a fee to win (c) a surprise lottery win (d) pay for liking videos
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ask before any payment (b) report the number (c) pay for liking videos (d) decline odd requests
  24. 24.True or false: “pay ₹500 for a gift” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “read before you tap” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  27. 27.Which of these is a safe step? (a) decline odd requests (b) scan QR to get money (c) pay a fee to win (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) read before you tap (c) tell a parent first (d) PIN to receive money
  29. 29.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) PIN to receive money (c) pay for liking videos (d) tell a parent first
  30. 30.True or false: “PIN to receive money” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) PIN to receive money (c) refund needs your PIN (d) tell a parent first
  32. 32.True or false: “refund needs your PIN” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) scan it fast (b) send your OTP (c) share your PIN (d) ask an adult, don’t scan
  34. 34.True or false: “report the number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay for liking videos (b) a surprise lottery win (c) refund needs your PIN (d) block the scam number
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) scan QR to get money (c) PIN to receive money (d) never share the UPI PIN
  37. 37.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  38. 38.True or false: “report the number” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay ₹500 for a gift (b) read before you tap (c) decline odd requests (d) ask before any payment

Answer key

  1. read before you tap
  2. ignore unknown requests
  3. a scam sign
  4. a scam
  5. a myth
  6. a job scam
  7. a fact
  8. a surprise pay request
  9. a scam sign
  10. False
  11. True
  12. a scam sign
  13. scan QR to get money
  14. a surprise pay request
  15. pay to get a job
  16. a fact
  17. take money from you
  18. a fact
  19. a safe step
  20. ask before any payment
  21. a fact
  22. report the number
  23. pay for liking videos
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a safe step
  27. decline odd requests
  28. PIN to receive money
  29. tell a parent first
  30. False
  31. tell a parent first
  32. True
  33. ask an adult, don’t scan
  34. False
  35. block the scam number
  36. never share the UPI PIN
  37. a safe step
  38. True
  39. False
  40. pay ₹500 for a gift

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