I received the mail today and seems like Google banned my account. The reason is I am trying to run multiple account which is against TOS. I have never applied for multiple account under the same SS#, but my dad and my cousin who is living with me have the adsense account. So 3 of us are using adsense under the same ip and of course same mailing address, but everybody has a different SS#. They closed my account and my cousin account but left my dads account. Is anything like that happened to anybody and what was the result. Any help would be appreciated.
Yes it is not allowed to have 3 adsense account under same house. Only one person in the house can have adsense.
May I inquire the age of you and your cousin? From Adsense: As stated in the AdSense Terms and Conditions, publishers must be at least 18 years of age to participate in the AdSense program. If you are not yet 18, you may have a parent or guardian submit an application using their name as the payee name. Please note that, should the application be approved, all payments will be made to the adult responsible for the site. This may be what caught you.
The worse thing is I have $xxx on my account my dad has $x in his account and my cousin has $x. My account was the oldest then my dad and then the cousin. They banned the account with the highest earning. My plan is to send an appeal with everybody SS# and DOB and explain them we are three different individuals. Do I need to send them anything else. Thanks guys for the help.
The TOS says you can't have three people in a household? Like everyone said, explain the situation, and tell them you'll get a PO Box. Explain to them it's a room-mate type deal, they have to understand. My roomate and I both had adsense accounts, same IP, same mailing address. I know couples that have three accounts (guy has a 21 year old daughter). Honestly, it sounds like you two are under age. They do a check against SSN with the IRS. Also, don't transmit SSN via unencrypted email - they know there's three different socials, three different people - which is another reason I suspect you two are under age. Good luck - let us know how it goes.
Yes the best solution is to explane them as you explane to us with honest and provide them with all the stuff they need at once, dont let time to pass cause you are gona forget things. And dont forget google is like god it sees all and you will be judged!! lol just a joke (or not? 8( )
one more quick question: Do I need to send just one mail and explain them to reinstate me and my cousin account or ask my cousin to mail separately. (afraid of spamming google mail box)
Good luck iboy. You better appeal and tell them your situation. I hope you will get back your id soon.