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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 448 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) read before you tap (c) refund needs your PIN (d) report the number
  2. 2.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  3. 3.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.💸 Scam sign or safe step: refund needs your PIN? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  5. 5.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to scan a QR code to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) ask an adult, don’t scan (c) scan it fast (d) send your OTP
  7. 7.💼 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
  8. 8.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💸 Scam sign or safe step: PIN to receive money? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  10. 10.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) read before you tap (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) PIN to receive money (d) report the number
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) block the scam number (c) ask before any payment (d) ignore unknown requests
  12. 12.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay a fee to win (b) refund needs your PIN (c) ask before any payment (d) a surprise lottery win
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) pay for liking videos (c) scan QR to get money (d) pay a fee to win
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) pay to get a job (c) a surprise lottery win (d) ignore unknown requests
  15. 15.True or false: “pay for liking videos” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💸 Fact or myth? If a caller knows your name, the offer must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) a surprise pay request (c) block the scam number (d) scan QR to get money
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) pay a fee to win (d) PIN to receive money
  20. 20.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) tell a parent first (b) scan QR to get money (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) ask before any payment
  21. 21.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) take money from you (b) do nothing (c) win a prize (d) give you ₹500
  22. 22.💸 Scam sign or safe step: report the number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  23. 23.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay for liking videos? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  24. 24.💸 Fact or myth? You cannot win a lottery you never entered. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay a fee to win (b) scan QR to get money (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) ask before any payment
  26. 26.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) block the scam number (b) pay a fee to win (c) decline odd requests (d) ask before any payment
  27. 27.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) tell a parent first (c) pay for liking videos (d) refund needs your PIN
  28. 28.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) read before you tap (b) tell a parent first (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) ignore unknown requests
  30. 30.True or false: “decline odd requests” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay a fee to win (b) scan QR to get money (c) report the number (d) pay for liking videos
  32. 32.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) pay to get a job (c) tell a parent first (d) ignore unknown requests
  33. 33.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.Which of these is a safe step? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) pay to get a job (c) scan QR to get money (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
  37. 37.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) tell a parent first (c) read before you tap (d) a surprise lottery win
  38. 38.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  40. 40.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a myth (b) a fact

Answer key

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

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