It will never bring you anywhere . You might pull it off with smaller ads network , but definitely not with Google . Here are some detection methods they might use . At the very least , they have the resources to do so .
IP Address
If the AdSense click is originated from the same IP Address as the one used for accessing your AdSense account , your account is flagged .
Cookies
Most home users do not use static IP Address for Internet connection . In most cases just disconnect and reconnect will give you a new IP Address . But don’t forget , Google has set cookies on your computer .
Other Google Services
Thinking that you are safe just because you do not access your AdSense account ? Think again . This time , consider these : GMail , Google Earth , Google Calendar , Google Search , Google Toolbar , Google Talk , Google Sitemap , Google Desktop , Blogger , and so on , and so on . With the wide range of services they provide , Google can trace the originator of most ( or probably almost all ) clicks .
Click Pattern 1
Oh , why this computer / IP address / person is so trigger-click-happy on this particular website but never click on the ads on other sites ?
Click Pattern 2
And why is it that people accessing these sites direct ( type-in URL or from bookmark ) tend to be very active ad-clickers compared with those referred from search engine or other sites ?
Click Pattern 3
And why the ad-clickers like to hit and run , compared with non ad-clickers that surf a few pages before leaving ?
Click-Through-Rate ( CTR )
Your CTR may range from 0 .5% to 10% , but if it exceeds a certain point ( probably around 10% ) , you are flagged .
Geo-Location
Used Urchin ( Google Analytics ) before ? Then you should know that Google can trace traffics origin down to the small town . Different IP doesn’t mean much . Unless you site is really targetted to one small geo-point , a high number of clicks from nearby location will get you banned quickly .
Hardware address ?
MAC address of the LAN card , modem , and router works almost like a fingerprint . I’m not sure if Google can track this , but probably they do . They have rocket scientist , remember ?
Advertisers conversion rate
Ad click is one thing . But does it bring value to the advertisers ? If none of the clicks on your site translate to conversion to the advertiser , you are in trouble . First the Smart-Pricing hits , then your AdSense account disabled .
Search Engine Ranking
Your website is not indexed on any search engine , not linked by any prominent website , but get consistently high traffic ? That sounds like something is in play . Regardless of whether it is an adware-embedded software , spam , trojan clickbot , or intentionally installed click-exchange network , it doesn’t sound right .
Webpage design
How about the “click here” or “Visit our parteners” ? Google has the best search engine in the world . Is it really that hard to find those words ?
Combo
Each of these detection methods might seem rather weak . But combine them together , and not many click-fraud can pass-through these filters . Even the smartest clickbot will have a hard time.
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