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Ad Fraud

Understanding, detecting, and preventing digital advertising fraud to protect your marketing budget and maximize ROI.

What is Ad Fraud?

Ad Fraud is the deliberate practice of deceiving advertisers through fake impressions, clicks, installs, or other forms of digital manipulation to generate illegitimate revenue. This malicious activity employs various sophisticated techniques that continue to evolve alongside technological advancements.

The digital advertising landscape has become a battleground between fraudsters and ad-fraud detection companies, with new methods constantly emerging. According to the latest report by Juniper Research, advertisers are projected to lose an estimated $42 billion of ad spend due to ad fraud in the coming years.

This staggering financial impact makes it increasingly critical for advertisers to stay ahead of fraudsters by implementing robust prevention strategies and utilizing advanced detection tools. Protecting advertising investments has never been more essential in the digital marketing ecosystem.

Click Fraud

Occurs when users or automated scripts repeatedly click on pay-per-click ads without genuine interest. This artificially inflates click numbers while delivering zero conversion value, wasting advertiser budgets on non-existent customer engagement.

Ad Stacking

Involves displaying multiple ads simultaneously, stacked one on top of another. This deceptive practice allows fraudsters to claim payment for impressions that were never actually viewable to real users, effectively stealing advertising budgets.

Fake Users & Installs

Utilizes bots, malware, or click/install farms to generate artificial user bases. These fake users perform simulated in-app actions like clicks and installs, creating the illusion of legitimate engagement while providing no real value to advertisers.

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