Google Ads$90 million.
In 2006, Google agreed to a $90 million settlement of a class action over charges for fraudulent clicks. The settlement included advertising credits and legal fees. Google denied wrongdoing.
NBC News · 2006stopfakeclicks: Bot Blocker for Google Ads
Stop paying for clicks that will never buy.
Click fraud protection for Google Ads. Online stores, local businesses and lead generation.
Bots and repeat clickers burn your ad budget. We spot them on your website. Then we block them in Google Ads.
Google gets paid for every bot click it misses. We don't.
Stop the bots free for 14 days $9.99/month after. Cancel any time.
Ad clicks → your store
Let shoppers in. Keep fake clicks out.
Example data
Money kept in the budget$41.80
Example dataIllustrative estimate, not live savings
OverviewExample data
Paid clicks
512
Suspicious
58
Excluded
17
Est. wasted spend
$35.96
TimeSource IPClicksSignalAction
09:14185.220.101.444 paid clicks in 48 hExcluded
09:2234.91.18.2071Headless browserExcluded
09:3192.40.176.121Normal visitAllowed
09:47203.0.113.552No user agentExcluded
10:0386.12.4.1902Added to cartTrusted
Works on any website running Google Ads
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WooCommerce / WordPressPluginAt launchGoogle Tag ManagerOne tagAt launch
Any websitePaste one line of codeAt launch
Not an online store?
Plumbers, print shops, clinics, agencies: if you pay for Google Ads clicks, bots click your ads too. We protect lead forms and phone-call campaigns the same way.
What we block
Bots don't stand a chance.
Repeat clickers
Same IP, 3 or more paid clicks in 48 hours. Real shoppers rarely do that. Competitors and bots do.
Automation tools
Headless browsers and scripts that click ads on autopilot. No human behind them.
Hidden identities
Visits with no user agent at all. Real browsers always send one.
Excluded IPsExample data
09:14185.220.101.444 paid clicks in 48 hExcluded
09:2234.91.18.2071Headless browserExcluded
09:47203.0.113.552No user agentExcluded
Each block shows the rule it broke.
Coming next. Data-centre and VPN ranges. A shared blocklist across all stores.
How it works
The story behind every paid click.
Your business deserves real people. Not repeat clicks and bots.
Illustrative business-owner portrait
You run ads
You invest in Google Ads to bring customers to your website.
Add us. Paste one script. Stay in control.
How it works
Set up in about ten minutes.
1Add us to your site
2Paste one script
3Bots get blocked, shoppers get in
- 01
Add us to your site
Choose the Shopify app, WooCommerce / WordPress plugin, Google Tag Manager, or one line of code.
- 02
We log every paid click
IP, time, device, campaign and keyword. For every click from Google Ads.
- 03
Paste one script
Copy our script into Google Ads. No login sharing. No API access.
- 04
Bad IPs get excluded
At account level. Covers Search, Shopping and Performance Max.
Paid clicksExample data
- 185.220.101.4Paid click loggedLogged
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- 0:00How it works, step by step. Click fraud protection for Google Ads, built for Shopify and WooCommerce stores.
- 0:05Step 1, log: every paid click is logged on your store. We record the evidence: IP, time, device, browser, campaign and keyword.
- 0:10Step 2, flag: suspicious clicks are flagged by simple rules: 3 paid clicks in 48 hours, headless browsers, and visits with no user agent.
- 0:15Step 3, exclude: one pasted script adds the IP exclusions at account level. No Google Ads login and no API connection.
- 0:20Step 4, safeguards: real customers are protected. Buyers and cart-adders are never blocked, and the first 7 days are watch-only.
- 0:25Stop paying for clicks that will never buy. Start your 14-day free trial.
Why store owners pick us
Fake clicks out. Real shoppers in.
Your own evidence
In one documented case, Google reviewed a developer's proof of a bot farm and called it normal user behavior. We give you your own evidence for every block.
A shopper who comes back is not a fraud.
Anyone who bought or added to cart is never blocked. You start in watch-only mode for 7 days.
No annual lock-in
Month-to-month. Billed through Shopify, or by card for WooCommerce. Cancel in one click.
The phone call
Who's really on the other end of that call?
1. Your phone rings. 'Hi, I'm from Google Ads. I'd like to help optimise your account.'
2. Next month it's someone new. Same script. Same advice: raise the budget, go broad, turn on auto-apply. Many advertisers find out the caller isn't a Google employee at all, but a contractor or a 'Google Partner' agency.
What advertisers say
“Google reps have never run ads themselves. They are sales people that ask you to increase budget to hit their KPI.”u/Novita-Canalley, r/PPC (90 upvotes) How partner status works
Any agency can become a Google Partner: pass Google's certification exams, spend at least $10,000 across its client accounts in 90 days, and keep an optimization score of 70% or more. That score goes up when you apply Google's recommendations.
Google Ads HelpTheir job is to grow your spend. Ours is to cut the waste. Nobody at stopfakeclicks earns a penny more when you raise your budget.
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Google won't protect your budget. We will.
Google Ads built-in protection
Filters invalid clicks automaticallyYes, built inOn top of Google's filter
Blocks repeat clickers by your own rules (e.g. 3 paid clicks in 48 h)
Shows every paid click with IP, device, page and reasonTotals only
Adds bad IPs to your exclusion list automaticallyManual onlyEvery hour
Never blocks people who bought or added to cart
Watch-only mode before blockingFirst 7 days
Data-centre and VPN detectionPartly, inside its own filterComing next
PriceIncluded$9.99/month
Google gets paid either way.
Ads served to bots for years.
A 2025 Adalytics study examined bot ad impressions from 2019–2025 and reported Google serving healthcare.gov ads to bots on data-centre IPs. AdExchanger notes billing was not established; Google said served ads may be filtered before invoicing.
AdExchanger · 2025“Normal user behavior.”
In a 2026 first-person account, a developer says Google reviewed his evidence of a bot farm and described the activity as “normal user behavior.” This is the developer's account, not an independently verified finding.
Dayzle · Developer account · 2026Google gets paid for every bot click it misses. We don't.
These sources concern click-fraud disputes and detection failures—not claims that Google operates bot farms or creates fake clicks. We charge a subscription, not per click.
Your budget. Not theirs.
Save USD 1,068
a year
vs ClickCease
Save USD 828
a year
vs Fraud Blocker
Save USD 768
a year
vs ClickGUARD
Save USD 108
a year
vs Negate
and we also block bots inside Google Ads
Based on list prices of starter plans, October 2026.
Compare
How stopfakeclicks compares
The only one that installs from the Shopify App Store and blocks bots inside Google Ads. At a tenth of ClickCease's price.
| ClickCease | Negate | Fraud Blocker | ClickGUARD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $9.99/month | USD 99/month (USD 69/month — first 3 months) | USD 19/month | USD 79/month | USD 74/month |
| Blocks bad IPs inside Google Ads | No, blocks bots from firing store pixels | ||||
| Free trial | 14 days | 7 days | 7 days | 7 days | Yes |
| Installs from the Shopify App Store AND blocks bots inside Google Ads | Yes, both | Blocks in Google Ads; not currently in the Shopify App Store | Shopify app; does not block inside Google Ads | Blocks in Google Ads; no Shopify app | Blocks in Google Ads; no Shopify app |
ClickCease
Starting price
$9.99/monthUSD 99/month (USD 69/month — first 3 months)
Blocks bad IPs inside Google Ads
Free trial
14 days7 days
Installs from the Shopify App Store AND blocks bots inside Google Ads
Yes, bothBlocks in Google Ads; not currently in the Shopify App Store
Prices and features from each company's public website, checked October 2026.
A developer's real experience · September 2026
56 paid installs.
Only 13 real people.
Dayzle developer Nick Abe investigated his Google app ads. He reported 33 installs showing a suspected bot-farm pattern: old app versions, zero seconds on screen, and no return visits.
He submitted an invalid-traffic report to Google. At the time of his September 11 post, he was still waiting for an answer.
In his follow-up post, he wrote that Google reviewed the evidence and called it “normal user behavior”.
56 paid installs. 33 suspected bots.
Only 13 were real people.
- 33 suspected bots
- 7 untargeted-country installs
- 13 real people
- 3 unclassified
The source's categories total 53 of 56 installs. Three are left unclassified. This account concerns app-install ads, not a stopfakeclicks customer result.
Pricing
One plan. One price.
Per website
$9.99/month
On Shopify you are billed USD 9.99 by Shopify.
- Every paid click logged
- Automatic IP exclusions
- Reason for every block
- Email alerts on click spikes
- Weekly and monthly savings reports
- Cancel in one click
Straight talk
What stopfakeclicks does not do.
It can't stop the first click
We need to see an IP click before we can block it. The first click still gets through.
Google caps exclusions at 500 IPs
We keep the 500 most recent offenders. Older ones roll off.
It never touches bids or budgets
We only add IP exclusions. Your campaigns stay yours.
FAQ
Questions people ask.
What is click fraud?+
It's when someone clicks your ad with no plan to buy. Usually a bot, a competitor or a click farm. You still pay for the click.
Are real people clicking my ads?+
Most clicks are real. Some aren't. stopfakeclicks logs every paid click so you can see which ones look fake and why.
Will you block my real customers?+
We never block an IP that bought or added to cart. And for the first 7 days we only watch. Nothing gets blocked until you switch it on.
Do I need to give you my Google Ads login?+
No. You paste one script into Google Ads. That script adds the exclusions. We never see your login or touch your bids.
Google says my clicks look normal. Can you prove they aren't?+
Every block comes with its evidence: IP, time, device, browser, campaign, keyword and the rule it broke. You can export it and keep it.
Is there a contract?+
No. It's month-to-month and billed through Shopify, or by card for WooCommerce. Cancel in one click.
Which campaigns does it work with?+
Exclusions are set at account level. That covers Search, Shopping and Performance Max.
See who's really clicking your ads.
14 days free. Watch-only for the first 7. No contract.
Stop the bots free for 14 days