I'm trying to make conclusions from all the information that came up in this and related threads, and try to analyze the risks of subsequent tries of creating new accounts:
1) IP
Method: new VPS used.
Risks: Blacklisted, previously used, known proxy, ...
Actions: perform sanity checks - check DNS records, search IP history, ...
Does it make any sense that Google is manually reviewing (or even ban) accounts opened from known VPS /dedicated servers? Maybe such accounts are marked as 'high risk' from the beginning?
2) Account Name
Method: using new hotmail / yahoo email
Risks: Public email might be suspicious
Actions: ?
Anyone with suggestions for this constraint? does using hotmail / yahoo email accounts is considered safe for new adwords accounts?
3) Privacy
Method: new Virtual Machine.
Risks: ?
4) Privacy (Google Editor)
Risks: match banned campaigns by leaking information on Hardware (VM, devices, ...), OS (Serial no, registry), Network: (MAC, gateway IP, subnet, ...)
Actions: Make as different configuration as possible, not use it.
Anyone with knowledge / information on this issue? Is it a realistic threat?
5) Domain
Methods: use different Domain
Risks: same details as domains related to banned accounts, new domain.
Actions: register with fake details even w/ Private registration, different registrars, use expired domains.
6) Work Patterns.
Risks: pattern matched banned campaigns.
Actions: different structure, different content, start account with mainstream product (?)
7) Payment
Method: new Credit Card used
Risks: name similar to banned accounts, CC issued from different country than country of registration, transaction failed due to mismatched details, and many more..
Actions: ?
Usually I manage to successfully pass the automated verification (first transaction) on the account.
Do you consider the risks to be reasonable, even if transaction was completed successfully?
Is it possible that on manual review of the account these parameters are also considered?
Summary:
I'm having hard time deciding if it really requires such an effort to open a new account or I'm just being failed by the small details (or something i am missing).
Because it seem that many people out there are successfully creating accounts quite easily.
Please post any comments on the above analysis.