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Manipulation or falsification of location data
Manipulation or falsification of location data
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Written by TrafficGuard Support
Updated over a year ago

'Many advertisers use location-based data to enhance their targeting. Fraudsters use this to their advantage by faking location data in order to maximise their ROI.'

Classification

Sophisticated Invalid Traffic

TrafficGuard Indicators

Clicks or installs that don't conform to the audience targeted

High volumes of traffic obscured via VPNs

Abnormally high conversion rates

Rejection Codes

excessive_ratio_proxy_subpartner

excessive_ratio_tor_subpartner

excessive_ratio_vpn_subpartner

rate_geospeed_device

Fraud Tactics

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