I had to share this thread with everyone who runs adsense on their website, you should all read: http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum89/8961.htm **kind of kills the idea that big earners are not at risk.
That is something that just makes the stomach sick!!! I guess thank god for possible other alternatives like YPN and possibley MSN (future). Cause I guess NO ONE is ever safe!
That's the risk you take in relying on Adsense for your income. Definitely not something I would bet my future on.
More than likely there is more to the story than meets the eye. If I were him/them(yeah I signed up and read it) I'd fly to Google HQ to resolve it, not try to do it by email. Something doesn't quite sit right.
yeah... for 300k i would fly there and act a fool (straight Cindy Sheehan on google's a$$). Your probably right though roman1, there has to be more to it. You would figure this person had a direct contact or account manager if he/she was doing so much money.
I agree. 300,000 in unpaid earnings. Wow. Might as well fly to Google to meet with someone personally. You figure for an account of that size to be terminated, there had to be something huge. Even something like 500 invalid clicks would be small for that account.
interesting read... thanks for sharing. i don't think you need to be a philadelphia lawyer or a CSI to see "a LOT doesn't add up on this one," but fun to read, nonetheless.
He says $304,000 isn't "the exact amount". So how much is it, $304? Who would let that amount acrue in their account for two months? Nobody in their right mind would do anything but get a check monthly.
I wish that guy would name the site. 300000$. That would be mean number of clicks have to be in millions. I would believe if someone told me Google did that to 1000 accounts with 300$ earnings, but I makes no sense for Google to do it with a site as big as the person claims. It something like this ever comes out in the open someday, it could mean real bad publicity for Google. I wonder if its just an exaggerated claim.
It just proves that even though your stats are big in G's eyes, you're not totally safe from being banned. Fraud is fraud.
Someone with that kind of earnings would have a rep, I don't see why he would be posting at a forum asking what to do. Funny how these people always think that a lawyer can solve everything... read the TOs, it clearly says that Google has the right to cancel your participation in the program whenever they feel their interests are in jeopardy and they reserve the right to cancel any payment, and everyone agrees to this when signing up.
Well, $300,000 pesos would be about $28,000 dollars, not as much, but it would still hurt to loose them