The Road To An Amazon Suspension2519012
Here's an essential warning for all third-celebration sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Changing your bank account info 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 shield you and other third-party sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (2-SV) which adds an extra layer of safety to your account.
So at the moment, the company does not welcome any changes which you may 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 reasons why you would want to change the info on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you nicely.
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 method upgrade and automatically changed your bank account quantity, it would be sensible to ask them if they could possibly activate your new quantity when the dust has settled.
Don't let Amazon spot a discrepancy in the bank account which you've linked to your seller account, or else you will 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 difficult, 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 two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can stop any possible attacks that may come their way.
Beneath is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Assistance:
"We know there are bad actors out there, and while I cannot speculate on their motives, we think the use of two-SV is a critical security measure that sellers ought to enable and maintain 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 & Customer Service web page on the Amazon website and adhere to the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and simple, but to other people it was nightmarish.
