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How do we know Google sometimes overcharges?

Over the last few years, Google has been involved in multiple lawsuits alleging they billed advertisers for fraudulent clicks.

They settled a $90 million dollar lawsuit where they refunded $4.50 for every $1,000 ad spend.

 

Abisola Tanzako, Content Manager at ClickPatrol

Written & reviewed by

Abisola Tanzako

Content Manager, ClickPatrol (click fraud & invalid-traffic specialist)

Abisola covers bot traffic, ad fraud and PPC protection, drawing on ClickPatrol platform data from 1,793+ businesses.

Last updated: 6 October 2026