Click fraud prevention- Google ads

I manage Google Ads campaigns in highly competitive niches—similar to others who’ve shared posts like this before.

We've noticed that some of our competitors are deliberately clicking on our ads to drain our budget. While we’ve considered retaliating with automated clicks, that kind of response doesn't address the underlying issue. What we truly need is a solid preventative strategy on our side. We're currently using ClickPatrol, which performs reasonably well, but it only flags suspicious IPs after certain patterns emerge—like several clicks from the same address within a five-minute window.

The bigger challenge is that most of these fraudulent clicks are coming from mobile residential IPs, making them difficult to identify and block effectively.

Ideally, we want to stop fake clicks before they even reach the final ad destination. If you have experience with this and think you can help, please send me a private message—I’d be happy to share more details.

Hi

I manage Google Ads in competitive niches and have tackled click fraud from mobile residential IPs before. Instead of just detecting patterns after the fact, I implement proactive defenses, like server-side filtering, traffic fingerprinting, and smart routing to block bad clicks before they hit your landing page.

If you're open to it, I’d be happy to share more and discuss a tailored solution.