{"id":1097,"date":"2021-03-03T17:26:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ppcshield.io\/?post_type=kb-article&#038;p=1097"},"modified":"2021-03-11T13:01:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:01:34","slug":"how-can-i-tell-if-i-am-a-victim-of-click-fraud","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/www.ppcshield.io\/knowledge-base\/popular-questions\/how-can-i-tell-if-i-am-a-victim-of-click-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I tell if I am a victim of click fraud?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great question!<br \/>\nTo know if you are a victim of click fraud or not, look in your Google Ads dashboard and see if you find, for example, a drastic rise in clicks non-related to any campaign or possible reason you can think of.<br \/>\nYou can also notice if there has been an unusual drop on your conversions and you haven\u2019t made any change to your budget or campaigns.<br \/>\nMoreover, when checking your website analytics, if you see an <strong><em>increase of unusual traffic<\/em><\/strong> coming from <em><strong>unexpected locations<\/strong><\/em>, take notice as this can signal click fraud.<br \/>\nYou should always be suspecting your competitors and unsatisfied clients, both will likely look for ways to hurt your company. 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