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Ad-spend overbilling: how to spot it and claim it back

Overbilling isn't only invalid traffic. Spot double charges, overdelivery past your budget, and out-of-geo serving on Google Ads, and claim the credit back.

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Ad-spend recovery for agencies: protect client budgets

21.3% of onsite traffic is invalid (crawlers excluded). Ad spend recovery for agencies: protect client budgets, report transparently, prove your value.

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Uriach ad spend recovery case study: cleanup and refunds

How Uriach cleaned up its campaigns and secured €24.9K in evidence-based Google Ads refunds with fraud0 in three months. One brand's result, not a guarantee.

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Google Ads invalid-activity credits vs refunds

Confused about your Google Ads refund? See how automatic invalid-activity credits differ from claim-based refunds, and which money returns automatically.

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How to document invalid traffic as refund evidence

Build refund evidence that holds up. Learn which invalid traffic signals count, how to capture them, and why first-party detection beats platform-only data.

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Protect Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok ads from invalid traffic

Paid Social runs 20.6% invalid traffic (fraud0, 2025). Cross-channel ppc protection for Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok ads, plus how to recover the rest.

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How to stop click fraud on Google Ads: a practical guide

Cut google ads click fraud sharply with exclusions and monitoring, then document the residual for recovery. 7.0% of Paid Search traffic was invalid in 2025.

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Inside SlopAds: How 224 Fake Apps Turned 38 Million Phones Into Ad-Bots

Learn how 224 fake apps hijacked 38 million Android phones, turned them into hidden ad-bots, and what steps you can take to stay safe.

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Twitch’s Viewbot Problem: What It Means for Advertisers

Twitch is cracking down on viewbots. Here’s how fake views impact advertisers and why audience quality matters more than ever.

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Protect your marketing from bots and invalid traffic

Take back control over your marketing and data and try fraud0.

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Protect your marketing from bots and invalid traffic

Take back control over your marketing and data and try fraud0.

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Protect your marketing from bots and invalid traffic

Take back control over your marketing and data and try fraud0.

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