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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 342 · 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.📲 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
  2. 2.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) pay a fee to win (c) scan QR to get money (d) tell a parent first
  4. 4.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) scan QR to get money (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) block the scam number (d) tell a parent first
  5. 5.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay for liking videos? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  6. 6.💸 Fact or myth? If a caller knows your name, the offer must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.True or false: “block the scam number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.💸 Fact or myth? Entering your PIN confirms you are receiving money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  12. 12.💸 Scam sign or safe step: refund needs your PIN? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  13. 13.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) report the number (b) decline odd requests (c) ignore unknown requests (d) refund needs your PIN
  15. 15.True or false: “pay ₹500 for a gift” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) a scam (b) a bank gift (c) your lucky day (d) a real prize
  17. 17.💸 Scam sign or safe step: PIN to receive money? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  18. 18.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) ignore unknown requests (c) a surprise pay request (d) ask before any payment
  19. 19.🚲 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) share your PIN (d) scan it fast
  20. 20.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) block the scam number (c) pay to get a job (d) refund needs your PIN
  22. 22.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to scan a QR code to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) pay to get a job (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) ignore unknown requests
  25. 25.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) pay a fee to win (c) tell a parent first (d) pay to get a job
  26. 26.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “report the number” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “read before you tap” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) read before you tap (c) tell a parent first (d) refund needs your PIN
  32. 32.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  34. 34.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a safe step? (a) scan QR to get money (b) a surprise pay request (c) report the number (d) pay a fee to win
  37. 37.True or false: “report the number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) block the scam number (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
  39. 39.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) decline odd requests (c) a surprise lottery win (d) ask before any payment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) PIN to receive money (c) ignore unknown requests (d) decline odd requests

Answer key

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

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