Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams
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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay a fee to win (b) PIN to receive money (c) pay for liking videos (d) ignore unknown requests
- 2.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 3.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) decline odd requests (b) read before you tap (c) block the scam number (d) a surprise lottery win
- 4.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay ₹500 for a gift? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 5.💸 Scam sign or safe step: scan QR to get money? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 6.💸 Fact or myth? You cannot win a lottery you never entered. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) scan QR to get money (c) a surprise pay request (d) ask before any payment
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay a fee to win (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) tell a parent first (d) decline odd requests
- 9.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) pay a fee to win (b) decline odd requests (c) block the scam number (d) ask before any payment
- 10.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) a real prize (b) your lucky day (c) a bank gift (d) a scam
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) pay for liking videos (c) tell a parent first (d) pay to get a job
- 12.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 13.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 15.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to scan a QR code to receive money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 16.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 17.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) read before you tap (c) scan QR to get money (d) pay a fee to win
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) block the scam number (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) ignore unknown requests
- 20.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a normal fee (b) a good deal (c) a school rule (d) a job scam
- 21.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 22.True or false: “never share the UPI PIN” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is a safe step? (a) decline odd requests (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) PIN to receive money (d) pay a fee to win
- 24.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 25.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) pay to get a job (c) scan QR to get money (d) never share the UPI PIN
- 26.Which of these is a safe step? (a) PIN to receive money (b) pay for liking videos (c) pay a fee to win (d) read before you tap
- 27.💸 Scam sign or safe step: never share the UPI PIN? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 28.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) take money from you (b) give you ₹500 (c) win a prize (d) do nothing
- 29.True or false: “a surprise pay request” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay to get a job (b) a surprise lottery win (c) ignore unknown requests (d) pay a fee to win
- 32.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) decline odd requests (b) PIN to receive money (c) ignore unknown requests (d) block the scam number
- 33.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
- 34.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 35.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) ask before any payment (c) refund needs your PIN (d) ignore unknown requests
- 36.💸 Scam sign or safe step: report the number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 37.💸 Scam sign or safe step: tell a parent first? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 38.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scan QR to get money (b) ask before any payment (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) tell a parent first
- 40.True or false: “refund needs your PIN” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- ignore unknown requests
- a fact
- a surprise lottery win
- a scam sign
- a scam sign
- a fact
- ask before any payment
- pay a fee to win
- pay a fee to win
- a scam
- tell a parent first
- a myth
- False
- a safe step
- a fact
- a safe step
- a safe step
- read before you tap
- a surprise pay request
- a job scam
- a myth
- False
- decline odd requests
- a scam sign
- never share the UPI PIN
- read before you tap
- a safe step
- take money from you
- True
- a scam sign
- ignore unknown requests
- PIN to receive money
- False
- a safe step
- refund needs your PIN
- a safe step
- a safe step
- a fact
- scan QR to get money
- False
Free cyber safety lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/cyber-safety-for-kids