# Click spam

Sending large numbers of fabricated or unsolicited clicks to claim credit for unrelated conversions.

Sending large numbers of fabricated or unsolicited clicks to claim credit for unrelated conversions.

## An example

A dishonest traffic source records clicks for people who never interacted with its ads.

## Why it matters

Validate event provenance and compare downstream quality before paying for reported volume.


## Related terms
- [Attribution](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/attribution)
- [Click validation](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/click-validation)
- [Impression](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/impression)
- [Invalid traffic (IVT)](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/invalid-traffic)

## Next step

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