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Google's algos, I believe, are based on the page position of the ad, in part.
They don't flat out say so in TOS, but anything that messes with the algos, altering a page position, etc. could trigger an alarm, then the dreaded email... oh, why did it happen? I didn't click my own ads...
They have everything automized, many times, these aren't humans you are corresponding with.
Using javascript, he floated a rapid moving fluttering butterfly on the page, random flight type. with a baloonbox saying, Catch me if you can . No incentive was offered to click, but it was very attractive peice of art, which can get people hooked to it. The butterfly was too fast when the mouse reached near it, and if often ,missed the click.. leading the click to land on --- An Adsense Block
The area of the flight was right over the three adsense code.
I am sure he must be getting a lot of clicks in that area. I tried to locate that site today, after reading the present post, but the site no longer had adsense at all. It had some CJ stuff on it. I am sure he must have got a well deserved kick from adsense.. but guy .. this was cerative.
Remember those hit the monkey banner ads?