What is the main reason my Google Ads budget gets wasted on disguised overseas VPN clicks?

Disguised overseas VPN clicks waste your budget because ad networks and browser privacy protections often fail to filter them out, leading to severe discrepancies between reported clicks and actual website sessions. When tracking systems rely on client-side scripts, they drop critical data points, causing automated bidding models to optimize toward non-converting cohorts. This misalignment burns through your daily spend while delivering zero pipeline or revenue at critical evaluation touchpoints.