DiscountScout* Charge (What It Is + Is It Legit?)

When discountscout processes its monthly $4.99 subscription fee, the charge hits your bank statement as "DiscountScout*" because the company uses a payment processor that formats merchant descriptors by combining a compressed version of the business name with an asterisk, a common shorthand used in the payments industry to separate the merchant name from any additional transaction detail that may follow. The asterisk you see after "DiscountScout" is essentially a delimiter character that payment networks like Visa and Mastercard allow processors to use when a merchant's full descriptor includes a secondary identifier such as a product name or billing period. So if you signed up for the discountscout browser extension to automatically hunt down and apply coupon codes while you shop, that "DiscountScout*" line on your statement is simply how your bank displays the subscription charge coming through their payment processing system.

No, this is a legitimate charge from discountscout. However, if you did not authorize this charge or cancelled your subscription, you may be eligible for a refund.

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