Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 754 · 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.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to scan a QR code to receive money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
2. 2.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) win a prize (b) take money from you (c) give you ₹500 (d) do nothing
3. 3.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💸 Scam sign or safe step: PIN to receive money? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
5. 5.Which of these is a safe step? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) decline odd requests (c) a surprise pay request (d) PIN to receive money
6. 6.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay to get a job (b) a surprise pay request (c) report the number (d) PIN to receive money
8. 8.💸 Scam sign or safe step: tell a parent first? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) a surprise lottery win (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) pay for liking videos
10. 10.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a normal fee (b) a good deal (c) a job scam (d) a school rule
11. 11.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a myth (b) a fact
13. 13.True or false: “never share the UPI PIN” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) read before you tap (b) ask before any payment (c) decline odd requests (d) pay a fee to win
15. 15.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) refund needs your PIN (d) tell a parent first
16. 16.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
17. 17.True or false: “never share the UPI PIN” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay for liking videos (b) ignore unknown requests (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) a surprise pay request
19. 19.True or false: “pay ₹500 for a gift” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) pay for liking videos (c) refund needs your PIN (d) report the number
21. 21.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) yes, always (b) only for big amounts (c) only on weekends (d) no, never
22. 22.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay to get a job? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
24. 24.True or false: “pay ₹500 for a gift” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
26. 26.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) pay to get a job (b) ask before any payment (c) tell a parent first (d) read before you tap
27. 27.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) pay for liking videos (c) ask before any payment (d) PIN to receive money
28. 28.💸 Scam sign or safe step: scan QR to get money? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
29. 29.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ignore unknown requests? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
30. 30.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
31. 31.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
34. 34.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) decline odd requests (b) ask before any payment (c) report the number (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
35. 35.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a myth (b) a fact
36. 36.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay ₹500 for a gift? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) pay a fee to win (c) read before you tap (d) scan QR to get money
38. 38.🚲 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) send your OTP (d) scan it fast
39. 39.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) read before you tap (d) pay for liking videos
40. 40.True or false: “pay for liking videos” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False

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