In 2022, advertising spending that was wasted due to invalid traffic was $54.63 billion on the global level. The Statista projected that by 2027, the spending would reach $870.85 billion. 
Click Spam and Fake Attribution are all instances of click Fraud, and they contribute to 74% of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mfilterit.com/blog/click-fraud-in-southeast-asia/">Click Fraud</a>. 
<h3 id="heading-types-of-click-fraud">Types of Click Fraud?</h3>
Click Fraud ID is dominant both in the web and app ecosystems. Various types of click fraud can be seen in the digital ad ecosystem. 
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<li>Ad stacking – It is a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mfilterit.com/blog/types-of-mobile-advertising-fraud-across-industries/">type of mobile ad fraud</a> in which the fraudsters stack or hide multiple ads on top of one another beneath the primary ad. 
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<li>Click Farms – A <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mfilterit.com/blog/impact-of-click-farms-on-advertising/">click farm</a> is a network of bots or a fraudulent operation of publishers that employs large groups of people to manually click on paid online ads. Click here to read more about <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mfilterit.com/blog/click-fraud-drains-ad-budget/">Click Fraud in the US Market</a>.
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In 2022, advertising spending that was wasted due to invalid traffic was $54.63 billion on the global level. The Statista projected that by 2027, the spending would reach $870.85 billion. 

Click Spam and Fake Attribution are all instances of click Fraud, and they contribute to 74% of [Click Fraud](https://www.mfilterit.com/blog/click-fraud-in-southeast-asia/).   

### Types of Click Fraud? 

*Click Fraud ID is dominant both in the web and app ecosystems. Various types of click fraud can be seen in the digital ad ecosystem.*  

* **Ad stacking –** It is a [type of mobile ad fraud](https://www.mfilterit.com/blog/types-of-mobile-advertising-fraud-across-industries/) in which the fraudsters stack or hide multiple ads on top of one another beneath the primary ad.  
    
* **Click Farms –** A [click farm](https://www.mfilterit.com/blog/impact-of-click-farms-on-advertising/) is a network of bots or a fraudulent operation of publishers that employs large groups of people to manually click on paid online ads.   Click here to read more about [Click Fraud in the US Market](https://www.mfilterit.com/blog/click-fraud-drains-ad-budget/).

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Types of Click Fraud?