Think I just lost my Adsense account

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   lobobrandonposted 8 years ago

   That's sad. But if that's the way it is. Why not just apply for a new Adsense account from South Africa? If it's for something so silly as the reason you specified, I would just try re-applying. I wouldn't bother bringing up the past issues as they need to stick to their terms for all cases and can't treat your case as a special one.

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   lobobrandonposted 8 years ago

   Don't you have some sort of proof that you lived at the old address? Try using that to prove that it was where you lived at the time you applied and the code was sent only after you moved away.

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   Marisa Wrightposted 8 years ago

   I'm so sorry to hear about this. Companies like Adsense and eBay are completely inflexible, and have totally inadequate support staff who are trained by rote - so I do fear for your chances of getting this resolved.  Good luck though.
   
   It does make me very glad that I didn't go down the same path.  When I moved countries, I did not tell Adsense or any other internet companies that I had moved.  I didn't see the need:  they never send me anything in the mail.  The only disadvantage was that Adsense were paying me in the wrong currency, of course, but I earn mainly through the HP Earnings Program so it was scarcely an issue.

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      Will Apseposted 8 years agoin reply to this

      I would delete this comment. Google might not be the Stasi just yet but the universe does not need to know this stuff.

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         TessSchlesingerposted 8 years agoin reply to this

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            Will Apseposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            If you switch from threaded to chronological (top right screen) you will see who is talking to who.

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         Marisa Wrightposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         I am not worried about it.   I realised within a very short time that the move wouldn't be permanent after all - in the end, I just had an extended sabbatical.  So in fact, if I had started the process of moving to a UK account, I would've been kicking myself.
         
         I've been looking through Adsense regulations and they talk about changing your "payment country", not country of residence.  I can't see anything that says you MUST change your payment country if you move.  I was happy to let all my payments go to my Australian account, which I kept - so even if I had moved permanently, I can't see where I would have been breaking any rules.  Happy to be corrected if you know otherwise.

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            Will Apseposted 8 years agoin reply to this

            So what you said was untrue. That's OK then. But why say something that is untrue that could lose you your adsense account?
            
            Anyway, I can see from this thread that I am fully recovered from two tedious illnesses in a row. All of my normal misanthropy has returned together with my capacity to think straight. Time to do some work.

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               Marisa Wrightposted 8 years agoin reply to this

               No, at the time I moved, it was true.  But like I said, I'm not convinced it would be "illegal" anyway.

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   Will Apseposted 8 years ago

   Violating Google TOS really is not worth it. There are so many stories like Tess's. And every one of them is sad.
   
   https://productforums.google.com/forum/ … 20disabled
   
   The only suggestion I have for Tess is to start a post in the Google product forums (if not already done) and hope someone comes up with something.

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      TessSchlesingerposted 8 years agoin reply to this

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         Will Apseposted 8 years agoin reply to this

         I reckon you need to direct your efforts through the Google products forums. I wouldn't give up until all possible avenues are exhausted. Sorry, I am not much help.

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            TessSchlesingerposted 8 years agoin reply to this

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               sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

               https://www.google.com/contact/ This may or may not help!

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               sallybeaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

               https://www.google.com/contact/  Don't know if this helps.

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