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Amazon account gone for no reason:
 

Well.... one of my Amazon accounts got suspended roughly 8 months old 100% positive feedback.

Apparently I failed a review that I was never informed I was under .....



Can anyone shed some light on this situation , as it is the first time I have been suspended foe failing a review I was never under.

Many Thanks

Alright. Creating a stealth Amazon accounts:

Requirements:
*$25 Amex or Vanilla Visa Gift Card
*New phone number
*New Bank account
*A new source to get a new global ip address (VPN, wifi router, dial-up)
*Vmware or Virtualbox(free)
*Windows XP or any other OS
*Download SMAC

Instructions:

1. Install VmWare or VirtualBox
2. Load Windows XP or the OS of your choice
3. Make sure to have a different computer name Ex* User-798732
4. Install SMAC and spoof a mac address.
5. Connect to your new global IP Address
6. go to amazon website and register. Make sure to use the new Amex or Vanilla Visa gift cards then use a new phone number. Then attach a bank. Make sure to not sell over $750 the first 30 days.

this is common practise at the moment, amazon are reviewing accounts without informing the seller, I would say 90% are getting shut down at the first hurdle so you need plenty of accounts to make money at the moment.

There is always a reason. What are you selling first of all?

is this your only account with real information? they just said you fail the review, no reason?

Did you make sure your cc had enough to cover constant AZ test charges of $4 or so?

Can you elaborate more on these charges rsot? how often do they try this?

My guess is that the OP is selling high-risk items. But whatever Amazon's reason, there IS A REASON.

Regarding test charges... They want to make sure that your credit card on file is still valid. So - usually just before they actually transfer funds into your account - they will try to authorize $1 - $4 on your credit card to see if it goes through. If it DOES go through, they never finalize the charge and it drops off your account. If it is declined, then they hold your money and ask for a new credit card. It can definitly draw unwanted attention to your account.