Google AdWords Sends Out Wrong Email To Advertisers

Oct 6, 2011 - 8:29 am 2 by
Filed Under Google Ads

AdWords LogoYesterday, Google accidentally sent out an email to AdWords advertisers who cancelled their ads, telling them their ads are now running.

If you received an email from Google saying "Your ads are now running" regarding your AdWords account, disregard it, it was a bug.

AdWords representative, Bindu, said:

AdWords advertisers who canceled their account or who are now no longer responsible for the payment to the account received the email: "Your ads are now running." This email is not accurate.

If the account was canceled, it will remain in a canceled state and ads will not serve. If you are no longer responsible to pay for the account, you may ignore the message.

Our engineers are now working on solving this issue. Sorry for any inconvenience.

I personally did not receive this email, did you?

Forum discussion at Google AdWords Help.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: January 15, 2026

Jan 15, 2026 - 10:00 am
Google

Personal Intelligence In Gemini & Soon In Google Search AI Mode

Jan 15, 2026 - 7:51 am
Google

Google's John Mueller Says Universal Commerce Protocol Won't Kill SEO

Jan 15, 2026 - 7:41 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google: Favicons In Search Not Impacted By Google Core Updates

Jan 15, 2026 - 7:31 am
Google Ads

New Google AI Mode Ads: Explore Guides and Articles

Jan 15, 2026 - 7:21 am
Google

Google Trends Explore Page Adds Gemini

Jan 15, 2026 - 7:11 am
 
Previous Story: Where's The Google Logo For Steve Jobs?