70%-80% of Facebook ad clicks are fake

Quote from doublechin: 07-26-12 09:02 PM

Has anyone actually used facebook ads recently? I set up a very targeted campaign on geography for parts of the UK and all the likes I receive are from "13yr olds" in the phillipines, india and the middle east, none of who would have any interest whatsoever in my business or ever been presented with the ad due to its targeting. I look into the profiles and any comments made by them are like "ekvbeirhgb9u er8ogh4g 39458th3!!!!" type comments. These are all fake accounts, randomly changing the cover photo to random pics every couple of days to look active.

Now why would people click on facebook ads with fake profiles unless facebook themselves are doing it to haul in that cash - otherwise the credit on account remains with the advertiser. You can set up a fake company with the worst nonsensical ad ever selling nothing and it will get loads of likes until your credit runs out.

The BBC investigation did exactly that to look into this problem http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18813237 some say it is flawed as the ads were not targeted enough but mine have been extremely targeted and face the same issue. Trying to find where to complain to facebook about this is like trying to get blood out of a stone. Even the BBC couldn't get a straight answer.

When this issue gets the investigation it deserves look out below!
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HA I said just that 4 days earlier

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For every 1 person registered on Facebook (Failbook) there are at least 10 Aliases. The numbers who registers has been exaggerated greatly.
 
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