In this scam, fake websites help you check the balance of your gift card, but instead steals your gift card number. As an example by Bolster, cybercriminals set up a fake Target gift card balance checker website. The layout, text, and colors used are the same on a valid Check Target Gift Card Balance site. After a person enters a gift card number, the site displays a persistent message indicating a "checking balance" status or some type of error, causing people to think the site is not working. Behind the scenes, however, legitimate gift card numbers are captured by scammers who use them to buy or resell them. Although this malicious site looks genuine, some elements may tell you that it is fake. None of the links on the page actually work because scammers may not want you to leave the site to check for other targeted pages. The URL for the page employs a typo-squatting scheme, presenting a domain name that is similar to a valid one. Other target gift card scam sites disco...