Paid Ad Scams Protection

Fraudulent ads impersonate your brand across search engines and social platforms, diverting traffic to phishing sites, counterfeit stores, fake support pages, and other scams. BrandShield detects malicious ads, traces where they lead, and supports rapid enforcement before more customers are exposed.

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A Malicious Ad Is Often Just the Beginning

Paid ads can act as the front door to a much larger scam. One click on a sponsored search result or social media ad can lead a customer to a phishing page, counterfeit store, fake support account, malicious app, or cloned website.

BrandShield traces suspicious ads beyond the initial creative to uncover the landing pages, accounts, domains, and other assets connected to the campaign. AI.ClusterX helps connect related threats into wider scam networks, allowing teams to act against the broader operation instead of treating every ad as an isolated incident.

Paid Ad Scam Protection

Paid advertising has become a powerful distribution channel for online scams. Fraudsters create ads that copy your brand name, trademarks, messaging, and creative, then use trusted search and social platforms to reach customers at the moment they are ready to click or buy.

BrandShield continuously monitors paid search and social advertising for malicious ads impersonating your brand. We identify suspicious creatives, advertisers, keywords, and landing pages, helping teams uncover the scam behind the ad and take action quickly.

Paid Ad Scam Risks by the Numbers

$84B

Reported losses from Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks in 2023

22%

Estimated share of digital ad spend lost to fraud and invalid traffic

$68B

Projected global losses to ad fraud by 2028

Full-Spectrum Paid Ad Scam Protection

Real-Time Detection

BrandShield continuously monitors search and social platforms to detect fake ads, brand impersonation, and unauthorized use of your trademarks in paid campaigns.

Cross-Platform Monitoring

BrandShield’s Anti-phishing dashboard includes innovative features like Website Duplication Detector, automated takedown notices, blacklists and more.

Rapid Takedown Execution

BrandShield combines automation with enforcement expertise to remove counterfeit listings quickly and efficiently across marketplaces and digital platforms.

Logo Recognition

BrandShield groups related ads, accounts, and domains into clusters, enabling teams to understand the full scope of fraud activity and take action at scale.

Rapid Enforcement

BrandShield combines automation with platform expertise to remove fraudulent ads quickly, minimizing exposure and protecting campaign performance.

Centralized Reporting

Periodic and other detailed reports with monitoring, detection and enforcement activities.

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