The Road To An Amazon Suspension8956424
Here's an essential warning for all third-party sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Changing your bank account information at a time when the retail giant has just rolled out a new safety measure might result in the suspension of your seller account.
To protect you and other third-party sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (two-SV) which adds an extra layer of security to your account.
So at the moment, the business doesn't welcome any changes which you might make to your bank account particulars noncompliance will lead to your account's suspension.
Sellers whose accounts have been suspended had to wait for hours or even weeks to be reinstated.
There are different factors why you would want to change the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time becoming will serve you nicely.
Closing your current account and opening a new one could be worse, so avoid performing this at all expenses.
Even though other sellers are gloating that they have effectively updated their bank accounts and not faced any repercussions at all, a bigger percentage of whom are now crying more than spilt milk.
In case your bank has performed a system upgrade and automatically changed your bank account quantity, it would be sensible to ask them if they could possibly activate your new number when the dust has settled.
Do not let Amazon spot a discrepancy in the bank account which you have linked to your seller account, or else you will be suspended with out prior notification.
Amazon's additional layer of protection
By enabling Amazon's 2-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers extremely difficult, if not ineffective.
The additional security layer will require you to enter a safety code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can receive the security code via email, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your telephone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to allow two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent any possible attacks that might come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Assistance:
"We know there are poor actors out there, and while I can't speculate on their motives, we think the use of 2-SV is a critical safety measure that sellers should allow and maintain in their toolbox with out waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you have not enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account however, head more than to the Help & Customer Service web page on the Amazon web site and follow the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was fast and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
