The Road To An Amazon Suspension4922577
Here's an essential warning for all third-celebration 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 outcome 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 company 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 various reasons 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 existing account and opening a new 1 could be worse, so steer clear of performing this at all costs.
Even though other sellers are gloating that they have successfully 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 method upgrade and automatically changed your bank account number, 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've linked to your seller account, or else you'll be suspended without prior notification.
Amazon's extra layer of protection
By enabling Amazon's two-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers very tough, if not ineffective.
The additional safety layer will need you to enter a security code aside from your login details when you sign in to your account.
You can receive the security code through e-mail, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your phone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to enable 2-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can stop any potential attacks that might come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Assistance:
"We know there are bad actors out there, and whilst I can't speculate on their motives, we think the use of 2-SV is a critical safety measure that sellers should allow and keep in their toolbox with out waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head more than to the Assist & Consumer Service web page on the Amazon website and adhere to the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
