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.
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- 1.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 2.💸 Fact or myth? If a caller knows your name, the offer must be real. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay to get a job (b) scan QR to get money (c) PIN to receive money (d) ask before any payment
- 4.Which of these is a safe step? (a) PIN to receive money (b) decline odd requests (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) a surprise pay request
- 5.💸 Scam sign or safe step: PIN to receive money? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tell a parent first (b) ask before any payment (c) ignore unknown requests (d) refund needs your PIN
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay a fee to win (b) pay to get a job (c) read before you tap (d) scan QR to get money
- 8.💸 Scam sign or safe step: report the number? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 9.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) block the scam number (b) a surprise pay request (c) tell a parent first (d) never share the UPI PIN
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) pay to get a job (c) PIN to receive money (d) never share the UPI PIN
- 11.True or false: “pay for liking videos” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay a fee to win (b) pay for liking videos (c) a surprise lottery win (d) ignore unknown requests
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) decline odd requests (c) a surprise lottery win (d) ignore unknown requests
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay ₹500 for a gift (b) pay a fee to win (c) a surprise pay request (d) ignore unknown requests
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) report the number (b) read before you tap (c) block the scam number (d) PIN to receive money
- 16.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) only for big amounts (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, never
- 17.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 18.💸 Fact or myth? You cannot win a lottery you never entered. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) refund needs your PIN (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) report the number
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) read before you tap (c) ask before any payment (d) decline odd requests
- 21.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) tell a parent first (c) pay for liking videos (d) block the scam number
- 23.💸 Scam sign or safe step: refund needs your PIN? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 24.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) pay to get a job (b) report the number (c) decline odd requests (d) read before you tap
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) pay a fee to win (c) report the number (d) never share the UPI PIN
- 26.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
- 28.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 29.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) ignore unknown requests (c) read before you tap (d) scan QR to get money
- 30.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay ₹500 for a gift (b) scan QR to get money (c) tell a parent first (d) pay for liking videos
- 33.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise pay request? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 34.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 35.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 36.💸 Scam sign or safe step: never share the UPI PIN? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 37.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) block the scam number (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) never share the UPI PIN
- 38.True or false: “never share the UPI PIN” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 40.💸 Fact or myth? Entering your PIN confirms you are receiving money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
Answer key
- a myth
- a myth
- ask before any payment
- decline odd requests
- a scam sign
- refund needs your PIN
- read before you tap
- a safe step
- a surprise pay request
- never share the UPI PIN
- False
- ignore unknown requests
- a surprise lottery win
- ignore unknown requests
- PIN to receive money
- no, never
- a safe step
- a fact
- report the number
- pay for liking videos
- False
- pay for liking videos
- a scam sign
- pay to get a job
- pay a fee to win
- True
- True
- a fact
- scan QR to get money
- False
- a scam sign
- tell a parent first
- a scam sign
- a myth
- a safe step
- a safe step
- pay ₹500 for a gift
- False
- a scam sign
- a myth
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