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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 341 · 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.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay ₹500 for a gift? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  2. 2.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  3. 3.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) send your OTP (b) share your PIN (c) scan it fast (d) ask an adult, don’t scan
  4. 4.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) tell a parent first (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) ask before any payment (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
  5. 5.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💸 Scam sign or safe step: tell a parent first? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  7. 7.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  8. 8.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) your lucky day (b) a scam (c) a real prize (d) a bank gift
  9. 9.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay to get a job? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  10. 10.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) scan QR to get money (c) read before you tap (d) pay for liking videos
  12. 12.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  13. 13.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.💸 Fact or myth? A job that pays a lot for liking videos is a great deal. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) ask before any payment (c) tell a parent first (d) scan QR to get money
  16. 16.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) tell a parent first (b) PIN to receive money (c) report the number (d) decline odd requests
  17. 17.True or false: “decline odd requests” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💸 Fact or myth? If a caller knows your name, the offer must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) PIN to receive money (d) never share the UPI PIN
  21. 21.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) only for big amounts (b) yes, always (c) no, never (d) only on weekends
  22. 22.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  23. 23.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) ask before any payment (c) tell a parent first (d) never share the UPI PIN
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay a fee to win (b) scan QR to get money (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) refund needs your PIN
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ask before any payment (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) decline odd requests (d) ignore unknown requests
  27. 27.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) report the number (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) refund needs your PIN
  29. 29.💸 Scam sign or safe step: report the number? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  30. 30.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) give you ₹500 (b) take money from you (c) win a prize (d) do nothing
  31. 31.True or false: “report the number” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💼 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
  33. 33.True or false: “decline odd requests” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “never share the UPI PIN” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay to get a job (b) block the scam number (c) a surprise lottery win (d) refund needs your PIN
  37. 37.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) block the scam number (b) pay to get a job (c) ask before any payment (d) ignore unknown requests
  39. 39.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) tell a parent first (c) scan QR to get money (d) ignore unknown requests
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) block the scam number (b) tell a parent first (c) a surprise pay request (d) never share the UPI PIN

Answer key

  1. a scam sign
  2. a safe step
  3. ask an adult, don’t scan
  4. pay ₹500 for a gift
  5. True
  6. a safe step
  7. a scam sign
  8. a scam
  9. a scam sign
  10. a fact
  11. read before you tap
  12. a safe step
  13. a myth
  14. a myth
  15. scan QR to get money
  16. PIN to receive money
  17. True
  18. a myth
  19. True
  20. never share the UPI PIN
  21. no, never
  22. a scam sign
  23. a safe step
  24. refund needs your PIN
  25. never share the UPI PIN
  26. pay ₹500 for a gift
  27. a fact
  28. report the number
  29. a safe step
  30. take money from you
  31. False
  32. a job scam
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a safe step
  36. block the scam number
  37. a fact
  38. pay to get a job
  39. scan QR to get money
  40. a surprise pay request

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