title: AWS EC2 - Can't launch an instance - Account blocked
body: <p>I'm trying to launch an EC2 instance on my personal AWS account, but getting the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Launch Failed
  This account is currently blocked and not recognized as a valid account. Please contact aws-verification@amazon.com if you have questions.
  Hide launch log
  Creating security groups
  
  Successful (sg-77e2ae10)
  Authorizing inbound rules
  
  Successful
  Initiating launches
  
  FailureRetry
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So I sent an email explaining, and got the following answer:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Greetings from Amazon Web Services.
  
  Thank you for contacting us regarding this matter. We reviewed your account and confirmed that your Amazon Web Services account has been successfully verified. You may now begin launching instances.
  
  Thank you for using Amazon Web Services.
  
  
  Sincerely,
  Amazon Web Services
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But tried again and got the same error. Sent a new email, and got the same answer. Retried and still can't launch...</p>
  
  <p>Apparently there's no problem with my payment method or anything like that. Also tried to launch it in different regions, like n. virginia, oregon and são paulo. Got the same error.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas? Thanks!</p>