Here is something that is very important. More people should be aware of this and take advantage of it because it can save a lot of problems.
If someone places your AdSense code on sites which don't belong to you and causes impressions and clicks to be made, it could be a big headache for you. It may or may not be all that easy to get it resolved with Google.
Google has a method to make it very simple for you to prevent this problem from happening to you.
Google has something they call "Google AdSense - Allowed Sites." You can find it in your AdSense Setup. Go there and look for Allowed Sites. You will see this:
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Use this page to identify the URLs that are allowed to display Google ads for your account. You can choose either to allow all sites or to list specific sites.
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In the field provided, list URLs of sites you want to show your ads. Then click "Save changes". If you put your ad code on a page not on this list, ads will still show, but impressions and clicks will not be recorded.
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Google supplies updated information on a weekly basis. When unauthorized sites have displayed your ads, you will see this:
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There are unauthorized sites that have displayed ads using your AdSense publisher ID within the last week. Please click here to view them.
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Google will display the site URL that displayed your ads.
Google says this about their Allowed Sites feature:
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Allowed sites are sites or URLs on which AdSense publishers allow or wish to have their Google ads displayed. If a URL displaying your AdSense ad code is not on your Allowed Sites list, ads will still be displayed, but impressions and clicks won't be recorded, advertisers won't be charged, and you won't receive any earnings for that URL.
We've added the Allowed Sites feature because we've learned that some AdSense publishers are concerned about potentially malicious behavior from others on the web, such as stealing their ad code and placing it on an inappropriate site. By offering this feature, we allow AdSense publishers more control over which sites or URLs can have their AdSense code.
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Using this feature can be very beneficial and could help prevent some potential major problems. You might want to give it some very strong consideration.