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July 7, 2009
Finally, Google Suspends Accounts Running Adword Scam Programs
Google has started suspending Adwords accounts selling Adwords get rich scams, the Google Help forum reported. Thanks to Barry Schwartz for pointing it out.
Aaron Wall had called them out on this a few weeks ago. The Google Money scams had been running in Adwords during various searches, baiting people with the ability to make cash arbitraging search and reselling basic information that can be found online for free but does not guarantee any success - well maybe that is not what the ads suggest.
The reply from Google reads:
"It's come to our attention that you have submitted ads that promote Google Money Tree or ads that promote a misrepresented affiliation with Google. Due to multiple complaints from our users and publishers, we've made the decision not to accept these ads.
This is a notification that your account has been suspended due to the submission of these ads and your ads will no longer run on Google. Please note that future accounts you open will also be suspended."
Posted by Frank Watson on July 7, 2009 5:29 AM
Comments
Jason July 17, 2009 8:47 AM
Jason, what type of site was it that they closed on you
Aussiewebmaster July 17, 2009 9:37 AM
I signed up for one of those $1.95 ads, just to see what the deal was, knowing I was likely throwing $$ away. I got what I expected, an explanation of the Google Adsense program and how to post that code on websites that I had control over. But then, they called up trying to sell me a monthly subscription to create new web sites promoting Amazon, eBay and other affiliate programs (which you can apply for free) in exchange for a monthly fee to gain "access to their network of affiliated products". I turned them down, twice.
Then a month later, they debited $69.90 from my checking account, same account the $1.95 had been debited from. I've been unable to reach a human to get this reversed and stopped, so I've turned them over to Chase Bank's Fraud Department.
Adios! Go deal with Chase Bank now!
Lee in SA, TX July 25, 2009 6:28 PM
The real question here is why has it taken such a hi-tech company like Google so long to take care of this? I would have been on it as soon as these morons came out with this junk.
Dan Walter August 4, 2009 8:32 AM
if anyone can give me a number or address to the at adword search, i also am trying to recover some money that took place out of my account. they have so many numbers to tract them down.
i was able to get two taken care of, but have two left. thanks
Roxanne Donaldson September 1, 2009 1:30 PM
If you are looking for the telephone number here you go.....877-851-4063. Look ad word search up in Google and you can read about them as SCAM artists.
Harold Greenberg September 11, 2009 5:12 PM
I have looked at a lot of so called systems that appear "too good to be true" and then I remember two things that my dad would say: "If it sounds too good to be true, then It's probably "NOT" true"! "You won't get something for nothing"! So, when I see these advertisements, I consider what he always said.
In my opinion, the only way to make an honest dollar on the internet is to sell a needed product. This is why I created my own website, to sell valuable informational cds. There are no scams connected to my site, you simply purchase products that will help to improve your life and that's it! On one of these cds there are sixteen different e-books, some of which tell how to make money. If you are interested, checkout my website Http://pbmlwebster.tripod.com/
Phil September 26, 2009 3:32 PM
Unfortunately many legit advertisers such as myself were also banned here, and with AdWords support so clueless and powerless I am unable to do anything..