How to get Unsuspended from Amazon Payments (Method)

Sorry about the deletion of the post. It keeps coming back and getting removed. I'm not sure what the problem is.

Here's the method

Introduction: Are you one of those people that have received the dreaded email from Amazon Payments, which disables you from using MTurk? " Greetings from Amazon Payments, Unfortunately, we have been unable to confirm your account information which is required in order to utilize our service..." Basically the email telling you they've failed verifying your identity and there's nothing you can do. Well if you've received this email or anything similar in regards to the failure of verifying your identity there's a solution that will work. I am writing this to those out there who keep receiving the automated response, blowing you off and to those who've called the customer service reps and they can't help. If you follow these steps you will be activated in less than a week. What you need to know: When you sign up for Amazon Payments, the information you sign up with is automatically entered into the IRS website, where their SYSTEM pulls up your tax transcript to verify your identity. The IRS will only pull up a transcript if you have credit. This is literally why 75% of people fail to get verified by Amazon Payments, and there's nothing that Amazon can do about it. So they will continue sending an automated response saying they can't verify you or will allow you to submit information to prove your identity. Other possible reasons that they can't verify you are because: -You have an address change. If there's an address change, you can have it updated with the IRS. -You entered an invalid name that didn't DIRECTLY match what's in the IRS system of your name. Or you miss-entered your social or something else. Please check carefully so you will know. -You've Never filed Taxes. Literally 50% of the time this is the reason. Just file your taxes, and wait 2 days before you proceed with the next steps. There could be more possibilities, but these are the top reasons that it happens. Don't believe anything that Amazon Customer service tells you. They do not know what they're talking about, and they will just tell you a bunch of stuff to keep you on the phone longer, so they can get bonuses. Solution: So this can take 1-2 hours worth of time to do, but it will get you approved quicker than most strategies. First, you want to call Amazon Payments customer service. Tell them to check your account to see if an account specialist has left any notes of what you're missing. If they left a note, then that's the reason you're suspended and just submit that information to them. Make sure when you call them, you're not asking them for help. You want to sound like you know what you're doing and that you're telling them what you need done. Second, you want to collect all of these documents: Tax Transcript from the previous year. Or recent, but I believe the previous one will work best. Birth Certificate Social Security Card Voters Registration Card Utility Bill Bank Statement Photo Identification Take a photo or scan these documents. You need these items, because if you're unsure what they're missing these will pretty much cover all of the possibilities. If you don't have some of these items try to send as much as you can. Remember these documents cover all possibilities. PLEASE make sure your documents are stood up straight when you send it to them, and that they are legible, or else they will send you a response saying they can't verify it, or they won't respond at all. After you have these saved on your computer you need to fax these documents to them. PLEASE NOTE: YOU NEED TO INCLUDE YOUR ACCOUNT EMAIL AT THE TOP OF THE MESSAGE AND YOUR NAME TO YOUR ACCOUNT. For example: Amazon Payments Email:[email protected] Name: John Doe Fax #'s are: 866-216-1070 (1800-887-0540 recommend you send it to this one for a quicker response) 206-765-3424 If you need a free fax service, I recommend Hellofax, but there's plenty more. Hope this helps. This will work for everyone, and if you know someone who is struggling or can't get verified, please show them this method. If it does not work, then you did not follow these steps.

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