The Road To An Amazon Suspension7565219
Here's an important 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 shield you and other third-party sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (2-SV) which adds an additional layer of security to your account.
So at the moment, the business doesn't welcome any modifications 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 alter the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you nicely.
Closing your current account and opening a new one could be worse, so avoid performing this at all costs.
Although other sellers are gloating that they have effectively 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 wise to ask them if they could possibly activate your new number 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 additional layer of protection
By enabling Amazon's 2-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers extremely tough, if not ineffective.
The extra safety layer will need you to enter a safety code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can receive the security code through email, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your phone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to allow 2-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can stop 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 cannot speculate on their motives, we think the use of 2-SV is a critical security measure that sellers ought to allow and keep in their toolbox without waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Assist & Consumer Service page on the Amazon website and adhere to the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was fast and simple, but to others it was nightmarish.
