Hello, 

We reviewed your account and the information you provided, and we have decided that you may not sell on Amazon.com. Due to the nature of our business, we do not provide details on our investigation methods. 

If we determine that a seller account was used to engage in fraud or other illegal activity, we may permanently withhold payments. Therefore, we do not plan to transfer any funds to you. We may not respond to further emails about this issue. 

Sincerely, 

Seller Performance Team

一时间亚马逊卖家哀声一片：


当然也有卖家对亚马逊此举表示理解：

     为什么封号？据称，有刷单、刷评、刷Feedback的，一个都跑不掉（可能有小部分是误伤）。这次是安全小组人工比对收货地址、电话、账单地址、付款账号、IP，等等一系列信息，据说先是拉黑买家信息，这个买家购买记录中卖家按交易比例处罚。如果同时有多名刷单买家被拉黑，又同时出现在这个店铺，就封店。
     这一事件的导火索是美媒对于亚马逊刷单的报道发酵。美国三大全国性商业广播电视网之一CBS（哥伦比亚广播公司）前段时间播出了有关于亚马逊刷单的新闻，其中提到，部分民众在自己没有进行任何购买的情况下，收到了来自亚马逊平台的货物，甚至有买家展示出来数十个包裹。他们并不认为这是占了便宜，反而对自己的信息泄露非常不满。







亚马逊官方对此的回应是：
将调查所有这样来历未明的包裹，如果发现供应商或评论者滥用review系统，亚马逊将关闭其账户。



紧接着年后上班又来一棒：2月23日，亚马逊大规模给卖家发警告邮件“Policy Warning”：
Hello,
We are contacting you because you appear to have violated the policies of "Misuse of ratings, feedback, or reviews", "Misuse of sales rank", "Misuse of Search and Browse" on our site. Prohibited behaviors on Amazon.com include, but are not limited to: 
•Hiring 3rd parties to try to improve ASIN rank and/or reviews 
•Sending packages to addresses where the recipient does not order or expect them 
•Soliciting or accepting false or fraudulent orders 
•Placing orders for your own products 
•Compensating buyers for purchasing your products (including claim codes) 
If this conduct continues, you will not be eligible to sell on Amazon.com. To learn more about this policy, we encourage you to review the “Misuse of Sales Rank”, “Misuse of Search and Browse” and “Misuse of sales rank” sections of the “Prohibited Seller Activities and Actions” page in Seller Central Help

Sincerely, 
Seller Performance Team