Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 793 · 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.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a surprise pay request” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💸 Fact or myth? Entering your PIN confirms you are receiving money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
4. 4.True or false: “ignore unknown requests” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a myth (b) a fact
6. 6.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) a surprise pay request (c) never share the UPI PIN (d) block the scam number
7. 7.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a good deal (b) a school rule (c) a normal fee (d) a job scam
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) PIN to receive money (d) pay for liking videos
9. 9.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
10. 10.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
11. 11.Which of these is a safe step? (a) ask before any payment (b) PIN to receive money (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) scan QR to get money
12. 12.True or false: “pay ₹500 for a gift” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) tell a parent first (c) a surprise lottery win (d) block the scam number
14. 14.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) read before you tap (c) ignore unknown requests (d) scan QR to get money
15. 15.True or false: “read before you tap” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) a real prize (b) your lucky day (c) a bank gift (d) a scam
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) report the number (b) refund needs your PIN (c) pay to get a job (d) PIN to receive money
18. 18.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) tell a parent first (c) pay a fee to win (d) decline odd requests
19. 19.True or false: “ignore unknown requests” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
22. 22.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay for liking videos? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
23. 23.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay ₹500 for a gift? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
25. 25.True or false: “read before you tap” is a safe step. (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.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) scan it fast (b) send your OTP (c) share your PIN (d) ask an adult, don’t scan
28. 28.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) only on weekends (b) only for big amounts (c) yes, always (d) no, never
29. 29.💸 Scam sign or safe step: never share the UPI PIN? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
30. 30.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) win a prize (b) give you ₹500 (c) take money from you (d) do nothing
32. 32.💸 Scam sign or safe step: tell a parent first? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) PIN to receive money (c) ignore unknown requests (d) read before you tap
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) report the number (c) a surprise lottery win (d) never share the UPI PIN
35. 35.💸 Scam sign or safe step: scan QR to get money? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) report the number (c) pay to get a job (d) ignore unknown requests
37. 37.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a myth (b) a fact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay ₹500 for a gift (b) read before you tap (c) block the scam number (d) ask before any payment
39. 39.True or false: “refund needs your PIN” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💸 Fact or myth? You cannot win a lottery you never entered. (a) a myth (b) a fact

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