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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 499 · 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.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) only on weekends (b) yes, always (c) no, never (d) only for big amounts
  2. 2.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) a real prize (b) a scam (c) a bank gift (d) your lucky day
  3. 3.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ignore unknown requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  5. 5.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) report the number (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) ask before any payment (d) block the scam number
  7. 7.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) PIN to receive money (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) decline odd requests (d) ask before any payment
  10. 10.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) block the scam number (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) ask before any payment (d) pay a fee to win
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) pay to get a job (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) block the scam number
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ask before any payment (b) read before you tap (c) decline odd requests (d) pay for liking videos
  15. 15.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) share your PIN (b) scan it fast (c) send your OTP (d) ask an adult, don’t scan
  16. 16.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) block the scam number (b) decline odd requests (c) ask before any payment (d) scan QR to get money
  18. 18.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) give you ₹500 (b) take money from you (c) do nothing (d) win a prize
  20. 20.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a normal fee (b) a job scam (c) a school rule (d) a good deal
  22. 22.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay for liking videos (b) pay a fee to win (c) a surprise lottery win (d) report the number
  24. 24.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  25. 25.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  26. 26.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to scan a QR code to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) pay to get a job (c) block the scam number (d) report the number
  29. 29.True or false: “PIN to receive money” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a surprise pay request” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) pay a fee to win (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) scan QR to get money
  32. 32.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay for liking videos (b) refund needs your PIN (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) tell a parent first
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) block the scam number (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) refund needs your PIN
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) tell a parent first (c) ask before any payment (d) report the number
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) a surprise lottery win (c) read before you tap (d) refund needs your PIN
  37. 37.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  38. 38.💸 Scam sign or safe step: never share the UPI PIN? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  39. 39.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) pay a fee to win (c) ask before any payment (d) decline odd requests

Answer key

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

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