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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.💸 Scam sign or safe step: block the scam number? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 2.Which of these is a safe step? (a) PIN to receive money (b) pay to get a job (c) ignore unknown requests (d) pay a fee to win
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a surprise lottery win (b) pay a fee to win (c) tell a parent first (d) pay to get a job
- 4.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay for liking videos? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 5.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) decline odd requests (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) tell a parent first (d) report the number
- 6.True or false: “report the number” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is a safe step? (a) a surprise pay request (b) PIN to receive money (c) pay ₹500 for a gift (d) decline odd requests
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) a surprise lottery win (c) pay a fee to win (d) pay to get a job
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) decline odd requests (c) block the scam number (d) pay to get a job
- 10.🎰 “You won ₹10 lakh!” arrives for a lottery you never entered. What is it? (a) a scam (b) your lucky day (c) a bank gift (d) a real prize
- 11.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise pay request? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 13.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) report the number (b) pay to get a job (c) ignore unknown requests (d) block the scam number
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) a surprise pay request (c) pay a fee to win (d) block the scam number
- 15.True or false: “pay for liking videos” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) ignore unknown requests (c) PIN to receive money (d) a surprise lottery win
- 17.💸 Fact or myth? You never need to enter a PIN to receive money. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 18.Which of these is a safe step? (a) PIN to receive money (b) pay a fee to win (c) pay for liking videos (d) tell a parent first
- 19.💸 Fact or myth? A job that pays a lot for liking videos is a great deal. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read before you tap (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) a surprise pay request (d) pay to get a job
- 21.💸 Fact or myth? Entering your PIN confirms you are receiving money. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 22.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a good deal (b) a normal fee (c) a school rule (d) a job scam
- 23.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay a fee to win (b) pay ₹500 for a gift (c) read before you tap (d) pay for liking videos
- 24.💸 Scam sign or safe step: scan QR to get money? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 25.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 26.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a safe step? (a) report the number (b) pay for liking videos (c) PIN to receive money (d) a surprise lottery win
- 29.True or false: “refund needs your PIN” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
- 31.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 32.💸 Fact or myth? A lottery message from an unknown number is usually true. (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 33.💸 Scam sign or safe step: never share the UPI PIN? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) block the scam number (b) ignore unknown requests (c) PIN to receive money (d) tell a parent first
- 35.True or false: “pay to get a job” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
- 36.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay to get a job? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
- 37.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) ignore unknown requests (c) block the scam number (d) report the number
- 38.True or false: “ask before any payment” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “ignore unknown requests” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) block the scam number (b) decline odd requests (c) a surprise pay request (d) never share the UPI PIN
Answer key
- a safe step
- ignore unknown requests
- tell a parent first
- a scam sign
- pay ₹500 for a gift
- True
- decline odd requests
- never share the UPI PIN
- pay to get a job
- a scam
- False
- a scam sign
- pay to get a job
- block the scam number
- True
- ignore unknown requests
- a fact
- tell a parent first
- a myth
- read before you tap
- a myth
- a job scam
- read before you tap
- a scam sign
- a safe step
- False
- False
- report the number
- False
- True
- a myth
- a myth
- a safe step
- PIN to receive money
- True
- a scam sign
- refund needs your PIN
- True
- False
- a surprise pay request
Free cyber safety lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/cyber-safety-for-kids