This person probably lives outside the us. Makes the site, steals the cc, and uses that cc to create a new domain and buy hosting. I reported to google, and they basically said to f*ck off.
Anyways, the same site is back with a new domain,
google. com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS243US243&q=cheap+360
How do we stop them? Google clicks up the bum, everyone in here should click their ad once/day. They are probably paying around $.50 cpc (per click), so if 70 different ip's click the ad, they make zero money.
And that ends the scammer's plan. Anyone else up for it?
My feedback to google adwords:
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AdText: Only $34.99 - Includes accessories Order Today!AdsUserLocale: enComments: SCAM REPORT!!! This site is a scam. There are multiple complaints around the net for this site, and a previous one, referbished360s. com letting people know that no 360 will be sent. I am a webmaster for a xbox 360 website, and these ads make their way onto my site. Ruins the reputation of my ads and my site when they are actually scams. Please remove that ad from your system, and look into the users account, and attempt to disallow that user from continuing to purchase google ads.
Their ridiculous response
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Thank you for your feedback regarding the background of this advertiser. Iunderstand you are concerned that the ad in your website leads to a scamsite, and so would ruin the reputation of your website. Please note thatthe ads appear on your website as you have signed up as part of theAdSense program. While our team would be happy to help you with questions related toAdWords, we are unable to answer questions related to AdSense. For yourconvenience I have included information compiled by the AdSense team,toward the end of this email, that should point you in the rightdirection. While we do employ a review process, as with any advertising program,consumers must use a certain degree of personal discretion. Google AdWordsenforces both editorial and policy guidelines that all advertisers mustadhere to. Please note that the purchase of items or services from anAdWords advertiser is a transaction that takes place outside of Google. Again, we thank you for your feedback, and we will review this situation.We encourage you to continue to let us know if there is anything we can doto improve your Google experience. Thanks for your understanding and your patience.
my response:
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Just got another report from one of my users who was scamed by this website.
If you search google for cheap 360, they are the top advertiser on your screen, now with a new domain,
google. com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS243US243&q=cheap+360
buyaxbox360online. com/index.php?campaign=adwordsxbox
You don't allow advertisements for illegal products, drugs.. anything illegal, why would you allow advertising for a someone trying to steal money. Please investigate this issue and remove this user from your system. Im sure he's paying a hefty cpc, but in the end, its not worth the extra money you gain to scam people who use your search engine and your ad network. Yes, i can block url's on my end, but when this guy changes his url every week, its not possible for me to keep up.
Please look into this, its very annoying that my website visitors should have to deal with scam sites, when its being blatantly reported to you.
Should I continue to run google ads on my site? hmmmmm, what would you do in my situation?