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2. Click fraud - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_fraud

   Click fraud is a type of fraud that occurs on the Internet in pay per click (PPC) online advertising. In this type of advertising, the owners of websites that post the ads are paid based on how many site visitors click on the ads.

3. Pay-per-click - Wikipedia

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   Pay-per-click is usually associated with first-tier search engines (such as Google Ads, Amazon Advertising, and Microsoft Advertising formerly Bing Ads). With search engines, advertisers typically bid on keyword phrases relevant to their target market and pay when ads (text-based search ads or shopping ads that are a combination of images and text) are clicked. In contrast, content sites ...

4. Paid to click - Wikipedia

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   Paid to click ( PTC) is an online business model that draws online traffic from people aiming to earn money from home. PTC websites act as middlemen between advertisers and consumers; the advertiser pays for displaying ads on the PTC website, and a part of this payment goes to the viewer when they view the advertisement. [citation needed] The ...

5. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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   Fake news sites deliberately publish hoaxes and disinformation to drive web traffic inflamed by social media. [4] [5] [6] These sites are distinguished from news satire (which is usually intended to be humorous) as they mislead and sometimes profit from readers' gullibility. [5] While most fake news sites are portrayed to be spinoffs of other news sites, some of these websites are examples of ...

6. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some ...

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   Scammers try to get businesses to pay for a listing or ad space in a non-existent directory. Or they lie about being from a legitimate directory.

7. Affiliate marketing - Wikipedia

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   Cost per click was more common in the early days of affiliate marketing but has diminished in use over time due to click fraud issues very similar to the click fraud issues modern search engines are facing today.