← Advanced training · Module 5 — Ad fraud — farms, apps, bots and IPs, and how an account defends itself
Fraud in PMax, video and Shopping: where the rubbish gets into automated campaigns and how to shut it out
⏱️ 9 min read · 🛡️ Fraud ⚙️ Performance Max 🎬 Demand Gen 🛒 Shopping · updated on 2026-08-22
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Why PMax is the farms' favourite ground (Display and video inventory with no control per campaign), Google video partners and bought views, apps inside PMax, fraud in Shopping (comparison shopping clicks and price bots) and the one defence they all respect: account-level exclusions maintained every night.
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