The Road To An Amazon Suspension9429248
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 security 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 additional layer of safety to your account.
So at the moment, the company doesn't welcome any modifications which you might make to your bank account details 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 factors why you would want to change the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you well.
Closing your existing account and opening a new one could be worse, so steer clear of doing this at all expenses.
Although other sellers are gloating that they have successfully updated their bank accounts and not faced any repercussions at all, a larger 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 wise to ask them if they could possibly activate your new quantity 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 2-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers extremely difficult, if not ineffective.
The extra security layer will require 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 allow two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent any possible attacks that might come their way.
Beneath 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 believe the use of 2-SV is a critical safety measure that sellers ought to allow and keep in their toolbox with out waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Help & Consumer Service page on the Amazon website and adhere to the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was fast and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
