AdSense Nightmare: My $3K/month account suspended over wrong country verification

Hey guys! Been through AdSense hell this week and thought I'd share what happened - maybe it'll help someone else avoid the same headache.

Quick background: I've been running three niche sites for about 6 years now. One in the tech space, one in home improvement, and a smaller one about coffee (yeah, I'm a coffee nerd 😅). All three were doing decent numbers, pulling in around $2-3K monthly combined with AdSense.

Then boom - last Thursday, I get this lovely message saying my account is "temporarily suspended" with three holds on the payment account. The kicker? They're asking me to verify I don't live in a country I've never even visited! After 6 years of smooth sailing, this comes out of nowhere.

Current situation:

• Payment profile suspended

• Can't receive any payouts

• Service limited but still technically "active"

• Have to verify my location (again!)

I did get my last payment through a few days ago (thank god!), but now no ads are being served at all. Pretty nerve-wracking watching that revenue counter sit at zero.

Question for you all: Has anyone else dealt with this verification nonsense lately? I'm seeing more cases pop up since the November core update.

Also, while I'm waiting this out - any recommendations for backup ad networks? Not jumping ship yet, but always good to have a Plan B!

P.S. Really frustrated with Google's "we'll get back to you when we feel like it" approach. At least give us a clear timeline! 🤷‍♂️

What's your experience with AdSense suspensions? Let's share some war stories and maybe help each other out.

Holy shit bro, this is scary! I just got my AdSense approved last month (took me 4 months of waiting), and seeing this makes me nervous. Especially since you've been running successfully for 6 years!

Quick question - are you using any VPNs or different IPs to check your sites? I'm asking because I almost messed up with that during my approval process.

Also, what exactly does the verification message say? Like word for word? I'm getting paranoid about my own account now since these random checks seem to be popping up more frequently.

$3K/month is serious money man. Did they at least let you withdraw your pending earnings, or is everything frozen? 😰

Watch this "verification" trend carefully. It's not random.

@romanking they've got your $3K hostage but that's not even the real issue. Look at the pattern:

• Pushing AI answers above organic content

• Random "verification" spikes after every update

• Making us more dependent while giving less control

Stop playing their game. Build an email list, focus on direct traffic. At least those can't get "temporarily suspended" 🎯

Anyone else tired of building empires on rented land?

Been there, survived that. @romanking here's what most people won't tell you:

Google sometimes randomly freezes accounts to run tests. I had mine suspended too. Don't panic, but do check your analytics for unusual traffic patterns.

Pro tip: Don't delete your ad code. Instead:

• Reduce ad density

• Turn off vignette ads

• Remove ads from spots where they blend too much with content

• Check your Analytics for suspicious IP patterns

Remember: Things that come fast go fast. Focus on clean traffic and you'll be fine.

Trust me on this - seen plenty of accounts get restored. Most cases resolve in 10 days to 6 months, depending on the issue.

@markus man I'm freaking out here. Yeah I use VPNs sometimes to check rankings in different regions (was that the trigger?!)...

Just got hit with the most bizarre thing - they're claiming I'm in Romania?! I've been in Germany since day 1, running everything legit, and now THIS? The email's like "Because we've been unable to verify information for one or more users on your Google payments profile..." and then some BS about "services will continue temporarily, but some transactions may be suspended."

10 DAYS. They gave me 10 freaking days to sort this out or everything gets suspended. Thank god I got my last payment through ($2.8k) but now the revenue counter is just... dead. Nothing. Nada. Zero.

@SayedAO talking about traffic patterns got me digging into analytics and holy shit - there's this insane traffic spike I just found. 300% jump from countries I've never even targeted?! Who the hell is sending this traffic and why?! Did someone deliberately target my sites?

I just... my hands are shaking typing this. Been building these sites for 6 years and it could all disappear in 10 days because Google suddenly thinks I packed up and moved to Romania?!

Anyone seeing crazy traffic spikes after the November update? Please tell me I'm not alone in this...

God, I need a drink 🥃

@romanking listen up - since your sites have been running for 6 years with clean AdSense history, you've got more ammunition than you think. Pull together ALL your data. AdSense analytics, Google Analytics historical stuff, complete payment records, domain registration history. Build your case.

I hate to say this but I wouldn't trust/rely on AdSense as your only monetization source anymore. Not after seeing the mess they've been creating lately. Look into getting a programmatic partner lined up. I know devs who can help implement if you don't want to waste engineering time on this.

Seen a few people mention Mediavine. Not shilling for them, but worth checking out while you're dealing with this BS.

Sorry this happened/sucks. Really shady how they pull this kind of garbage right before EOY when everyone's trying to catch their final payments. Classic Google timing.