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Old Jul 10, 2013 | 9:39 am
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tdrag97
 
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Originally Posted by Astrophsx
For future reference. If you are going to post about getting shut down, detail the method used. Posting that you got shut down for multiple accounts does very little to further the discussion or help other members.

The "safe" number has always been three accounts with unique email addresses and unique bank accounts. At one point in time in the very beginning there was an email sent out stating that there could only be three accounts per household. YES, there may be people doing more than this... I don't work for Amazon so I have no idea what they do to flag accounts or if signing up for three accounts in one day will raise red flags. This is anecdotal evidence from someone who has worked this deal from day one.

Splitting up payments, changing credit cards, etc... has done nothing but add time. There is no evidence that it helps prevent you getting flagged. I use the same credit card and max out all three account (that all have the same SS#) each month. Playing it "safe" would be to stick in line with that, anything beyond that... or people trying to get back in the game after being frozen out is YMMV.

Hope this helps anyone out there thinking about doing this or is currently doing it. Don't over complicate things, don't get your brother's dog involved, I spend 5 minutes the 1st of each month on AZ payments, wait a few days.. pay off my credit card. Easy as that.

Feel free to PM me any questions if you have any "basic" questions. I will not be able to tell you how to go beyond 3 accounts. I only know from my own experience. I want to help other members so that they do not make mistakes making this more complicated than it should be. I also am a strong believer that you should not pull anyone into this deal as it is not necessary from my experience. I've also had no experience having my account frozen or "fanged" so I can't help you there.

Hi Astrophsx, this is the close to any detail i can find from your older post.

So you have 3 account A, B , and C

all with same SSN#, same address, same data, but different email, different bank account.

Can you give detail as to which is transfer to which and which is being transfer to bank?

and are you still able to keep it under $20k/year to avoid the amazon 1099?
and is these the only transaction you are doing in AP?


I'm guess you are doing???

- A (CC) to B = B transfer to bank2
- B (CC) to C = C transfer to bank3
- C (CC) to A = A transfer to Bank1

right now I only have two account

-A (my CC) to B (wife) = B transfer to bank1 (AB joint checking account)

want to also do
- B (wife CC) to A = A transfer to bank2 ( AB joint saving account)
- C (my CC) to B(wife) - B transfer to bank3 (B different checking account) ---- would this be flag? would this also cause B(wife) AP account to be over $20k/year. or would wife have to open a different AP account ( D (wife))
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