Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 528 · 40 questions

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.

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

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