Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing Discover over allegations that the credit card company charged customers for unauthorized account protection programs such as credit score tracking and identity theft protection.
Swanson filed a lawsuit Monday in Hennepin County District Court against Discover Bank, DFS Services and Riverwoods-based parent company Discover Financial Services. Discover is one of the nation’s largest credit card companies.
The suit alleges that customers were charged for programs such as wallet protection and payment protection after getting what they thought were courtesy calls from Discover. Swanson says Discover failed to get informed consent for the charges.
Discover spokesman Matthew Towson declined to comment on Swanson’s lawsuit, but he says the protection products give many Discover customers peace of mind.
“Discover spokesman Matthew Towson declined to comment on Swanson’s lawsuit, but he says the protection products give many Discover customers peace of mind.”
And Discover a high profit margin, too, to boot.
Just a normal scam.
They did this to me. I told them specifically that I did not authorize the fee, and they added it anyways. I called them, and they only would take off one months worth of the fee, even though I didn’t catch it until the 4th month. RIP OFF!