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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 839 · 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) yes, always (b) only on weekends (c) only for big amounts (d) no, never
  2. 2.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) a scam (b) a bank gift (c) your lucky day (d) a real prize
  3. 3.💸 Fact or myth? If a caller knows your name, the offer must be real. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) refund needs your PIN (c) tell a parent first (d) PIN to receive money
  5. 5.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  6. 6.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay a fee to win (b) pay for liking videos (c) a surprise lottery win (d) never share the UPI PIN
  7. 7.True or false: “decline odd requests” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “never share the UPI PIN” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💸 Scam sign or safe step: report the number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  10. 10.💸 Scam sign or safe step: scan QR to get money? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  11. 11.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “PIN to receive money” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise pay request? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  14. 14.💸 Fact or myth? Real jobs do not ask you to pay a fee to join. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) block the scam number (c) ignore unknown requests (d) decline odd requests
  16. 16.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay to get a job (b) a surprise pay request (c) ignore unknown requests (d) refund needs your PIN
  18. 18.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  19. 19.💸 Scam sign or safe step: tell a parent first? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  20. 20.💼 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
  21. 21.True or false: “report the number” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay a fee to win? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) ignore unknown requests (c) pay a fee to win (d) never share the UPI PIN
  24. 24.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to scan a QR code to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) ignore unknown requests (c) block the scam number (d) report the number
  26. 26.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  27. 27.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) give you ₹500 (b) win a prize (c) take money from you (d) do nothing
  28. 28.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) scan QR to get money (b) block the scam number (c) decline odd requests (d) read before you tap
  29. 29.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “pay ₹500 for a gift” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “ignore unknown requests” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💸 Fact or myth? You cannot win a lottery you never entered. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.Which of these is a safe step? (a) PIN to receive money (b) a surprise lottery win (c) scan QR to get money (d) ignore unknown requests
  34. 34.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  35. 35.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) block the scam number (c) report the number (d) decline odd requests
  36. 36.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay a fee to win (b) pay to get a job (c) refund needs your PIN (d) block the scam number
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) tell a parent first (d) a surprise lottery win
  39. 39.True or false: “a surprise pay request” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💸 Scam sign or safe step: PIN to receive money? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step

Answer key

  1. no, never
  2. a scam
  3. a myth
  4. tell a parent first
  5. a safe step
  6. never share the UPI PIN
  7. False
  8. False
  9. a safe step
  10. a scam sign
  11. False
  12. False
  13. a scam sign
  14. a fact
  15. refund needs your PIN
  16. a fact
  17. ignore unknown requests
  18. a safe step
  19. a safe step
  20. a job scam
  21. True
  22. a scam sign
  23. pay a fee to win
  24. a fact
  25. a surprise lottery win
  26. a myth
  27. take money from you
  28. scan QR to get money
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a fact
  33. ignore unknown requests
  34. a fact
  35. refund needs your PIN
  36. a fact
  37. block the scam number
  38. tell a parent first
  39. True
  40. a scam sign

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