Locking the account due to unusual activity
I am writing on behalf of a friend who is an Amazon seller operating in Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Recently, he has encountered a major problem with his account which he is unable to resolve independently, and so, has asked for my assistance.
His account was recently locked and deleted from the Seller Central panel due to purported "unusual activity," as per the error message received upon attempting to log in. The message read, "Help us protect your account. We have detected unusual activity on your account and it has been temporarily locked. For further assistance, please contact customer service." Notably, this issue is affecting the visibility of his seller accounts for Canada, Mexico, and the USA on the panel.
My friend assures me that no unusual activity has been conducted on his part, and this sudden and unexpected account lock is causing significant concern. After the initial contact with your team over the phone, a form was filled out and we were reassured that the account would be reinstated. Contrary to expectations, we received a response the following day stating that the account would remain closed due to the aforementioned "unusual movements."
We believe there may be a misunderstanding or error at the root of this issue. As such, we respectfully request a thorough review of this matter and are hopeful that you can provide guidance on the necessary steps to rectify this situation. We stand ready to provide any additional information that might be required for the investigation.
Given the critical importance of this account to my friend's business operations, we sincerely hope for a swift resolution.
Thank you in advance for your attention and assistance in this matter.
Kind regards,
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Seller_GYBivd6QH6hzX
To be clear, this is the Amazon seller forum, we're not Amazon support or customer service, we're just other sellers.
If you post your case number and tag a mod in the forums here, however, they will sometimes be able to look into the matter further.
Seller_kIukTwdhvntAp
From the looks of all those names under your 'handle' I'm guessing that YOU are a Virtual Assistant and the 'friend' is one of your clients.
How many of your other 'friends ' are having the same or similar issues and how many are or will be suspended soon?
Asking for a friend.................
Emet_Amazon
Hello @LAZSTORE,
Thank you for posting your concerns.
I am writing on behalf of a friend who is an Amazon seller operating in Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Recently, he has encountered a major problem with his account which he is unable to resolve independently, and so, has asked for my assistance.
As you mentioned this is regarding your friends account, you had also stated that they were unable to resolve their issue. Can you provide more information surrounding their account and their issues?
Our information is limited to what is provided in your post, as I am unable to determine the reason for their issues, I would ask that if possible to provide the communication or notification they received when this started, remember to remove any personal information when providing additional details.
The forums community and I are here to support you. Please let us know how we can help you from this point forward.
Emet.
Atlas_Amazon
Hello @Seller_aN08zt57pS0fz
"I've been submitting a POA through the account health section, but I receive an immediate rejection."
I understand that your latest appeal attempt was rejected. Would you be able to provide some additional detail regarding what is being requested from you? If what is being submitted isn’t what they are requesting, they will reject the submission.
Would you be able to provide additional information on what caused the deactivation of the account? There should have been a performance notification provided that included the detail regarding the deactivation and what is going to be needed for reactivation.
If you have any other details relevant to the situation, please provide them here on the thread.
Best,
Atlas