Ridiculous account suspension.

Hey all. My adwords campaigns have been stopped for well over a year now, but just recently, I switched into valid payment information. Didn't even bother starting up those old campaigns again, just left them well enough alone. A few hours later, I get slapped with an AdWords suspension. Just before, mind you, JUST BEFORE I would launch what I felt would be a successful CPA campaign. I had done the research, I had talked with my AM, I was in the middle of making a landing page...but no. SLAP.

Here are a couple of the E-mails I had gotten over it, first when they suspended me and their vague-as-all-hell reply after I asked them why. (Account number left out.)

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Dear AdWords Advertiser,

It has come to our attention that your Google AdWords account does not comply with our Terms of Service and Advertising Policies. As a result, your account and any related accounts have been suspended, and your ads will no longer run on Google. Please be aware that you are prohibited from possessing or creating any other AdWords accounts, both now and in the future. For more information on AdWords suspension policies visit this link:http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/static.py?topic=28449&guide=28446&page=guide.cs&hl=en_US

If you have a prepaid balance remaining in your account, you can request a refund at any time, by following the instructions at http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?answer=8440&hl=en_US.

If you believe your account was suspended in error, please contact us through the AdWords Help Center.

Sincerely,
The Google AdWords Team


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(After I asked them why)

Hello Thomas,

Thank you for your email.

I did look into your account(197-687-4327) and see that it is suspended
due to policy issues as a result ads have stopped serving.

Having thoroughly re-reviewed your account(197-687-4327) data, our
specialists have confirmed that we're unfortunately unable to un-suspend
your account.

For information on the terms associated with AdWords account use, please
review our Terms and Conditions at:
https://adwords.google.com/select/tsandcsfinder

To learn more about AdWords policies, including our suspension policies,
you can review our advertising policies at:
http://support.google.com/adwordspolicy?hl=en

We appreciate your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Rohini
The Google AdWords Team

i had a similar issue with adwords, thanks!

Google Adwords acting crazy. they have already sent me coupon code 4 times, finally i set up an account, played with it, got phone from local adwords authorities that they could help me. After 2 days, my account got suspended.

Read their policies before start a campaign. They are strict on that. Think new method or use cloaking.

Did you have all the old campaigns paused? Just because they are paused does not mean they are not subject to their terms. I found that out the hard way as well. Received warnings for ads that have been paused for months. I like keeping the history of old campaigns but I've found its just easier to delete it.