A few months ago, I started noticing that my email delivery through Amazon SES was becoming less consistent, even though everything looked the same—my domains, authentication, recipient lists, bounce rates, and complaint rates. I couldn’t figure out what was causing the problem, so I looked into it and kept coming across posts about people offering ready-made AWS accounts with instant SES production access, sometimes across multiple regions.
I decided to report what I found using the AWS abuse form and the designated reporting email. The replies I received were polite but standard—they just said that my concerns would be looked into. I understand that AWS doesn’t share details about actions taken against specific accounts, but what bothered me is that these ready-approved accounts keep being advertised openly. People in this community keep raising the same concerns, yet the official responses don’t seem to offer much reassurance.
This isn’t just about one seller or a single account. If someone can repeatedly get and replace production access, blocking just one account doesn’t really solve the problem. Spam can still be sent from new accounts that are quickly set up. Legitimate businesses end up stuck with unstable email delivery, more checks, support delays, and higher costs because they need to maintain backup providers.
After reading more discussions online, it’s clear I’m not alone in feeling frustrated and uncertain about what’s being done. While AWS doesn’t have to reveal all their internal security procedures, customers deserve some clarity. We need to know if they’re reviewing the approval process or making improvements based on repeated abuse reports. Transparency would help us understand whether real steps are being taken to improve the situation.