Google will call publisher to verify the accuracy of payment addresse.

anyone received such email?

[alexandra]

I received one email from google adsense,it said they would call me next week to verify the accuracy of payment address, anyone else receive this email? Is this verfication for all the publisher or some specific publishers?

[Zygoot]

No I haven't received such an e-mail

[morpheus83]

Did you apply for premium adsense account?

[alexandra]

No, I am far from premium account. And I did nothing but putting the adsense codes in my html page,nothing special.

[psampaio]

No I haven't received this e-mail. Send an email to the Google team, maybe is a fake email.

[JohnKelly]

Sounds suspicious... try tracing the IP's in the email heads to see if they trace back to the googleplex in Mtn. View, CA.

Also as recommended above email Google to see if they indeed are sending such emails.

[morpheus83]

Yes it may be a fake mail. Have you signed up for a different account using the same address.

[alexandra]

I only have one adsense account, that was set up in July last year. well, if it is only me who received such email, should I be worried about it? Is something coming?

The email head reads like this:

Return-Path: <[e-mail]>
Received: from cwar25.prod.google.com (jproxy.google.com [216.239.56.203])
From: Google AdSense <[e-mail]>
To: #*$!@mysite.com
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2004, 4:03:05 AM
Subject: Google AdSense: Address Verification

Can I past the whole email here? Is that allowed?

[tebrino]

Headers are exactly the same like one that i recive

[dongjp]

I also received such email this morning. They told me that they will call me between 9-12 AM at my local time.

[Jenstar]

Are you new publishers? In the US or outside the US?

[Oetzi]

This is when ASA should step in and tell us if indeed they send these emails

[conroy]

Sounds like outside the US.

[HughMungus]

Um...how does calling someone verify an address?

[Rodney]

Um...how does calling someone verify an address?

I would assume that they would call and ask the publisher personally if what they have in their database is correct and if there are any special instructions they should put in the address lines to make sure their payment reaches them safely.

Not all countries address their envelopes the same way, so my guess is that by asking the publisher directly, it will reduce the number of checks getting sent back to them from overseas post offices.

[morpheus83]

But I doubt it as fraud as no one can guess your email address used for adsense.

[Jenstar]

I checked with Google, and here is the scoop.

Yes, the messages are definitely from Google and they are doing spot checks on publisher's accounts to confirm that the payment and contact information is infact valid.

If you receive one of the emails, there is nothing specific that triggered it, and they don't have any specific concerns regarding your account. It is just a part of the on-going monitoring of the publisher database.

So if you received one, you can breathe easier now ;)

[AdSenseAdvisor]

For good measure, I'll chime in as well- there's no need to be worried if you've received one of these emails from Google. Big thanks to Jenstar for checking in on this!

ASA

[chikung]

Well, they said that they will call me in the business hours, and as I work in the day time, I don't know how am I going to receive call. No one is there to replay that call at my home.

[dongjp]

And I am hoping a Chinesse representive from adsense talk with me, since I only know how to read and write in english.

[eddy22]

I would guess these publishers are from outside of USA and possibly earning a good figure (the fedex club) ....maybe adsense is planning direct deposit soon?

eddy

[Vrindavan]

>>(the fedex club)

what is this?

>> ....maybe adsense is planning direct deposit soon?

i wish so too
esp. good for international publishers

do it ahead of cj to offer DD for international publishers

[HughMungus]

I would assume that they would call and ask the publisher personally if what they have in their database is correct and if there are any special instructions they should put in the address lines to make sure their payment reaches them safely.

And why couldn't they do that via email?

[nakulgoyal]

They sent us an email tooo, said they would call us. No call yet.

[Rodney]

And why couldn't they do that via email?

Maybe they could. Maybe they just choose the more personal communication of talking on the phone with the publishers to establish a more direct contact.

There also seems to be a less chance of fraud when you're talking to someone versus typing an email.

You can also be sure your message got through when you make direct contact via phone with someone rather than wondering/hoping your email didn't get caught by someone's overzealous spam filter.

Probably many reasons that I can't think of. Those are just possibilities.