Why I am getting Google ads fake leads?

[GruAlek]

I am running Google ads campaign targeting USA only but I noticed that I am getting leads from India. Why is this happening?

 

[Rippin79839]

Second, many users from other countries use VPNs to appear as if they are browsing from the USA. There isn't a direct fix for this within Google Ads, but you can try to qualify leads better on your landing page or form by asking for a US-specific detail like a zip code or state.

 

[GruAlek]

Second, many users from other countries use VPNs to appear as if they are browsing from the USA. There isn't a direct fix for this within Google Ads, but you can try to qualify leads better on your landing page or form by asking for a US-specific detail like a zip code or state.

Theese users use my Google form submission. That's how they are causing me money. I don't know how to prevent this to not waste money on irrelevant leads.

 

[wizard47]

you can first exclude India from your ads campaign second would be implementation of IP geolocation checks on your landing page+redirect or block submissions from non-US IP addresses

 

[Salamouna]

Because you may didn't check that option that will let Google expand the targeting to other countries

 

[GruAlek]

Because you may didn't check that option that will let Google expand the targeting to other countries

Where can I find that?

 

[GruAlek]

you can first exclude India from your ads campaign second would be implementation of IP geolocation checks on your landing page+redirect or block submissions from non-US IP addresses

I have excluded India from my campaign. I didn't implemented IP geolocation check but I will try it. Can you tell me more about blocking submissions from non-US IP addresses?

 

[RapidWorkers]

I am running Google ads campaign targeting USA only but I noticed that I am getting leads from India. Why is this happening?

It usually means google is counting people who searched from outside the usa but showed interest in us content so turn off presence or interest targeting and use presence only to fix it

 

[hkrumar]

You need to change TARGET from google ads setting, Select number 2 option from target tab "Presence: People in or regularly in your targeted locations"

 

[BeatboxRank]

or you are targeted by click farm from competition and you should protect your self narrowing your campaign on more strict rules or google anymore i know the fact is not what was before

 

[CHUCKOAK]

Either bots/competitors wanting to jeopoardize your ads or indeed as others said you didn't target people LIVING in the US

 

[GruAlek]

Either bots/competitors wanting to jeopoardize your ads or indeed as others said you didn't target people LIVING in the US

How to protect my ads from this?