Google Adwords Stealth/Anon Account - Still Possible?

UKGiftWarranty · #1 07-11-2016

Howdy folks,

Currently still running with my first ever Adwords account but the number of niches I now deal with I feel a little exposed/vunerable to the ban hammer.

So... planning ahead - is it possible to setup a stealth Adwords account if you're based in the UK? We don't require a SSN to signup or anything- so the initial setup I'd just follow the usual steps to ensure it doesn't link to my existing account- but how would I go about funding/paying the account each month when it's not in my name...

Is this possible? If so, how complex? Would appreciate any responses.

Thank you.

luisabape · #2 08-07-2016

Also interesting in this questinon please!

**aspkin** · #3 08-18-2016

Of course it's possible.. but you have to remember, Google is everywhere. They track better than any other service online.. about on par with Facebook.

That said.. if they link accounts.. who cares? They're not actively banning accounts if you create a new one (not that I've seen).

If they do, the steps outlined in Amazon Ghost would work to get back up and running again.

UKGiftWarranty · #4 08-18-2016

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Originally Posted by aspkin

Of course it's possible.. but you have to remember, Google is everywhere. They track better than any other service online.. about on par with Facebook.

That said.. if they link accounts.. who cares? They're not actively banning accounts if you create a new one (not that I've seen).

If they do, the steps outlined in Amazon Ghost would work to get back up and running again.

Cheers for the reply Aspkin, I have absolutely everything down on the stealth side of things other than billing, which is a stumbling block for me in the UK as Adword VCC's are extremely difficult to find working ones, let alone finding one that passes regular Adword billing reviews, a totally different animal when compared to eBay/PayPal. Extremely difficult.

I'm contemplating looking to open an account in one of the countries that allows prepayment... could work, will have to look into the prepayment options and see whether I'll run into issues.

I've actually just found out that funds transfer via Bank is available, that would seem to fit a stealth account perfectly, utilising stealth in every other aspect except the funds transfer - though Google would seemingly be able to trace where that money has come from (name/country)? If so, back to the drawing board... but worth a try.

Assuming Adwords didn't accept a bank transfer from a UK account for a stealth account registered in one of those countries- how difficult would it be for me to obtain a bank account in one of those countries remotely, from the UK - possible?

It's clearly going to be trial and error but I'll report back to this thread with my findings as I know first hand that this of interest to a good array of people and possible workarounds haven't really been documented in public.

**aspkin** · #5 08-18-2016

UK Adwords accounts you can transfer bank funds:

https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/2375433?hl=en

Give that a go and let me know how it works out.

UKGiftWarranty · #6 08-18-2016

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Originally Posted by aspkin

UK Adwords accounts you can transfer bank funds:

https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/2375433?hl=en

Give that a go and let me know how it works out.

Excellent stuff. I'm thinking funds transfer via cash pay in at the branch would make this perfect for stealth. Skipping the initial billing setup for a new account seems pretty straight forward, from reading; http://liviah.com/2014/07/adwords-wi...a-credit-card/

Will report back within the next few days.