| Thanks for those links, trader. However, I have to say that I didn't find them convincing. The language used is vague - 'a recent report suggests,' 'It's widely believed,' 'There is a perception,' - and so on. It's also widely believed that UFO's regularly fly over our cities, but that doesn't make it so. I was particularly interested to note that the 'Maestro of fraudsters' mentioned in one of the articles became a 'She' in the next line, with no evidence offered for this whatsoever.
In the first article cited, we are given the (supposedly changed) name of one woman (Maya Sharma), and quickly led into the understanding that she is just one of many of her ilk. But since we don't even know if she is a real person, this is not a very satisfactory conclusion. Even if she is real one swallow, as we all know, does not make a summer.
I have no doubt that click fraud abounds on the net, but I dislike the unfounded suggestion that it mainly originates in India. Much stronger evidence is needed for that. I would also be surprised if, with all the resources Google et al have at their disposal, any single fraudster is able to continue very long under the one identity. If anyone is benefiting from such fraud I would imagine it is someone shadowy who pays peanuts to people to click for a few hours, after which they become dispensable. |