has anyone else experienced this? Also could my account be in trouble in anyway? Is there anyway to find out the source of the clicks?
almost 3000 clicks. I have promoted these links on my blog however I am sure those blog posts aren't getting that much traffic to receive that many clicks. My guess is another site copied my post and I am receiving clicks from there.
You might try adding some tracking code from one of the analytic sites. For example I use statcounter.com's tracking code - they have a free version and it will allow you to see where the incoming traffic is from. Also if your cpanel has Awstats in the Logs section it will give you a bunch of stats including info on where connections are coming from in the referring section and is provided as part of your hosting for free normally. Of course this my vary depending upon your hosting company, but most with cpanel provide it for free.