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Re: Google's clickfraud settlement offer is a complete fraud:

  • Subject: Re: Google's clickfraud settlement offer is a complete fraud:
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:32:44 +0100
  • Newsgroups: alt.internet.search
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
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__/ [ dorothyferns@xxxxxxxxxxx ] on Thursday 27 April 2006 11:54 \__

> Google's clickfraud settlement offer is a complete fraud:
> 
> Snip
> 
> Basically if you accept this "deal" Google will return .05% of all
> fradulent charges to you. Yes, .05% .. The example given was if Google
> admits you had 10,000 dollars of clickfraud, you will only receive a 5
> dollar refund.  And you don't even get it in cash- you get it in a
> "credit" for future advertising you may want to do through Google-
> which won't be likely since Google just admitted to defrauding you for
> thousands of dollars that they won't repay.
> 
> Folks, Google has just passed the realm of "shady business operators"
> and into "outright crooks."
> 
> There's not much more I can add to the article,
>
http://www.marketingshift.com/2006/04/google-clickfraud-settlement-issues.cfm
> 
> it speaks for itself.
> 
> http://www.fuckedgoogle.com/
> 
> Snip
> 
> Your take?

Take the .05% and be happy. Nothing is perfect and every major service is
subjected to fraud, much like insurance companies. The least you can do is
avoid the service, which I agree has many faults.

Best wishes,

Roy

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