The Road To An Amazon Suspension8642717
Here's an essential warning for all third-party sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Changing your bank account info 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 (2-SV) which adds an extra layer of safety to your account.
So at the moment, the business does not 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 factors why you would want to alter 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 1 could be worse, so steer clear of performing this at all costs.
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 over 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 have 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 difficult, if not ineffective.
The extra safety layer will require you to enter a security code aside from your login details when you sign in to your account.
You can obtain the safety 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 enable 2-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent any potential attacks that may come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Support:
"We know there are poor actors out there, and whilst I cannot speculate on their motives, we believe the use of 2-SV is a critical security measure that sellers should allow and keep in their toolbox without waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account however, head more than to the Assist & Consumer Service page on the Amazon website and follow the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was fast and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
