The Road To An Amazon Suspension920606
Here's an essential warning for all third-party sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Altering 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 shield 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 safety to your account.
So at the moment, the company does not welcome any modifications which you may 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 different factors why you would want to change the info on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you well.
Closing your current account and opening a new 1 could be worse, so avoid performing this at all expenses.
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 wise 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 will 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 very difficult, if not ineffective.
The extra security layer will require you to enter a security code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can obtain the security code through e-mail, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your telephone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to allow 2-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent any possible attacks that might come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Support:
"We know there are poor 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 until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you have not enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account however, head more than to the Assist & Consumer Service page on the Amazon web site and follow the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and simple, but to other people it was nightmarish.
