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Archive for July 10th, 2009

The staff at AdWords Adviser frequently help out at the AdWords Help Forum. It pains me whenever I read a question on that forum that starts with something like:

How exactly do we earn money from Google?

Just reading this in a headline to a question usually tells me that yet another person has fallen victim to an Internet scam promising big riches from Google only to have ended up bitter, disappointed and out of pocket.

Regulars on the AdWords Help Forum have been doing their bit to try and get Google to do something about these sites, here’s one such thread.

The guys at Search Engine Round Table have also been campaigning against Google scams for months now. Here is what they have had to say:

• Scam: Google Money System or Google Kit
• Google Scams Getting Worse
• Google Begins Banning Google AdWords Scams

Others have also been reporting on the issue, see these posts:

• Finally, Google Suspends Accounts Running Adword Scam Programs
• Google Cracking Down on AdWords Scams

I’ve been following progress on this issue with interest and it’s fantastic to see that all the campaigning against AdWords scams is starting to pay off and that Google are now taking this issue more seriously.

Warning: Scammers, be worried, Google is after you!

But, should legitimate advertisers be concerned?

Yes, you should!

Google is making mistakes with the sites that they are selecting for banning.

See this post from an unfortunate victim:
Google Finally Goes After Google Money Tree Scam Advertisers

Has anyone else had any problems with Google’s crack down? Let us know about your experience by posting a comment below.