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That's not really evidence of a scam. Someone in Iraq may not be able to read your website, may not be able to afford your prices, may have different needs than

That's not really evidence of a scam. Someone in Iraq may not be able to read your website, may not be able to afford your prices, may have different needs than potential customers from other countries, may not have access to a credit card, may not have access to a credit card that will pass AVS and other fraud screening systems designed for North American customers, and a myriad of other reasons they're less likely to buy your product despite clicking your ad without any malicious intent. Meanwhile, you were probably outbidding all the advertisers in those countries where the average CPC is lower, ensuring prominent positioning for your ads. This is why you geo-target ads, and Google isn't engaging in some kind of scam to sell you clicks from countries you don't want. When you create a new campaign, your location targeting is part of the very first form you see, and defaults to your own region. http://i.imgur.com/gcFynQk.png http://i.imgur.com/gcFynQk.png

lalwanivikas 12y ago
Buying from our website is not the only option. We have different forms and there are many ways to get in touch if anyone wants to buy. In fact we have customers from 120 countries and have been operational for more than 12 years now. So if you want to buy, you will easily find a way. Also, I have numbers to prove what I am saying.
- dangrossman 12y ago
  When someone in Algeria clicks your ad, is the website and product they find written in Arabic, their official language? Does the pricing reflect the potential customer's average salary of, at most, several hundred dollars per month? If not, why would you expect them to buy from you, even if you do happen to have other customers from Algeria? I have customers in many countries as well, but that's because they happen to be English speaking businesses with international client bases, which means their budget allows my type of service. If I were to advertise to those same countries, though, 99.999% of the people my ad reached would neither be able to read nor purchase the product.
  - lalwanivikas 12y ago
    No. We have website only in English. You can only use our product if you know English because complete documentation is in English. This is a mistake on our side because we didn't have someone consistently checking AdWords numbers. And now when we find this, we have already lost good amount.

lalwanivikas 12y ago

Buying from our website is not the only option. We have different forms and there are many ways to get in touch if anyone wants to buy. In fact we have customers from 120 countries and have been operational for more than 12 years now. So if you want to buy, you will easily find a way. Also, I have numbers to prove what I am saying.

dangrossman 12y ago
When someone in Algeria clicks your ad, is the website and product they find written in Arabic, their official language? Does the pricing reflect the potential customer's average salary of, at most, several hundred dollars per month? If not, why would you expect them to buy from you, even if you do happen to have other customers from Algeria? I have customers in many countries as well, but that's because they happen to be English speaking businesses with international client bases, which means their budget allows my type of service. If I were to advertise to those same countries, though, 99.999% of the people my ad reached would neither be able to read nor purchase the product.
- lalwanivikas 12y ago
  No. We have website only in English. You can only use our product if you know English because complete documentation is in English. This is a mistake on our side because we didn't have someone consistently checking AdWords numbers. And now when we find this, we have already lost good amount.