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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 954 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay a fee to win (b) PIN to receive money (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) read before you tap
  2. 2.True or false: “block the scam number” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) send your OTP (b) share your PIN (c) ask an adult, don’t scan (d) scan it fast
  6. 6.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) win a prize (b) do nothing (c) take money from you (d) give you ₹500
  7. 7.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  8. 8.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) ask before any payment (c) decline odd requests (d) pay a fee to win
  11. 11.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay to get a job? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  13. 13.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ask before any payment (b) decline odd requests (c) block the scam number (d) pay a fee to win
  14. 14.💸 Fact or myth? Entering your PIN confirms you are receiving money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  15. 15.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) refund needs your PIN (c) scan QR to get money (d) a surprise pay request
  17. 17.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) read before you tap (b) block the scam number (c) ignore unknown requests (d) pay for liking videos
  18. 18.True or false: “never share the UPI PIN” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) tell a parent first (c) PIN to receive money (d) never share the UPI PIN
  20. 20.Which of these is a safe step? (a) ask before any payment (b) pay to get a job (c) refund needs your PIN (d) PIN to receive money
  21. 21.True or false: “a surprise pay request” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a school rule (b) a good deal (c) a normal fee (d) a job scam
  23. 23.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) a surprise lottery win (d) tell a parent first
  24. 24.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) block the scam number (c) report the number (d) scan QR to get money
  26. 26.True or false: “refund needs your PIN” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) tell a parent first (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) ignore unknown requests
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise pay request (b) a surprise lottery win (c) ask before any payment (d) scan QR to get money
  31. 31.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) decline odd requests (d) ignore unknown requests
  32. 32.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  33. 33.💸 Fact or myth? A job that pays a lot for liking videos is a great deal. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 34.True or false: “pay ₹500 for a gift” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💸 Fact or myth? Paying a small fee first is normal to claim a big prize. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) report the number (c) a surprise pay request (d) ignore unknown requests
  37. 37.True or false: “report the number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) report the number (c) pay a fee to win (d) scan QR to get money
  39. 39.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) block the scam number (b) tell a parent first (c) scan QR to get money (d) never share the UPI PIN

Answer key

  1. read before you tap
  2. False
  3. a myth
  4. True
  5. ask an adult, don’t scan
  6. take money from you
  7. a safe step
  8. True
  9. a safe step
  10. pay a fee to win
  11. a fact
  12. a scam sign
  13. pay a fee to win
  14. a myth
  15. False
  16. never share the UPI PIN
  17. pay for liking videos
  18. False
  19. PIN to receive money
  20. ask before any payment
  21. True
  22. a job scam
  23. a surprise lottery win
  24. a myth
  25. scan QR to get money
  26. False
  27. pay ₹500 for a gift
  28. no, never
  29. a scam sign
  30. ask before any payment
  31. pay ₹500 for a gift
  32. a safe step
  33. a myth
  34. False
  35. a myth
  36. a surprise pay request
  37. False
  38. report the number
  39. False
  40. scan QR to get money

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