is this wrong (google adsence)

[Bod]

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Congratulations,
Your XXXXXXXX.net account has been created and is ready for you to use. to log in using your username and password Click here.
username: XXX
password: XXX
Click here to download XXXXXXXXX version 2.0. Please support us by clicking the Google Adsense links and taking a moment to read the advertising message. Rather than charge for our product, this is how we sustain our site and endeavours to realise income...thanks for your support in advance.
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Tried to download a portal for a site i have and this is what i got.... downloaded the link nothing was there and the email says please click on the adverts so to speak.....

Is this wrong as it could be costing you money for no gain......

[eskimo]

I think it does violate the Adsense terms and would make Google cry with sorrow.

Here is an extract from https://www.google.com/adsense/policies

Incentives
Web pages may not include incentives of any kind for users to click on ads. This includes encouraging users to click on the ads or to visit the advertisers' sites as well as drawing any undue attention to the ads. For example, your site cannot contain phrases such as "click here," "support us," "visit these links," or other similar language that could apply to any ad, regardless of content. These activities are strictly prohibited in order to avoid potential inflation of advertiser costs. In addition, publishers may not bring unnatural attention to sites displaying ads or referral buttons through unsolicited mass emails or unwanted advertisements on third-party websites. Publishers are also not permitted to use deceptive or unnatural means to draw attention to or incite clicks on referral buttons.

[Kevin McNally]

Hi

Yip, asking people to click their adsense ads will risk the account being shut.