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

LinkedIn processes its Premium subscription billing through Microsoft's payment infrastructure, since Microsoft acquired LinkedIn in 2016 and consolidated its financial systems under the parent company's billing architecture. When LinkedIn Premium charges your account on its monthly $39.99 billing cycle, the payment is routed through this Microsoft-managed system, which truncates the descriptor to "LINKEDIN*" followed by additional transaction details rather than displaying the full "LinkedIn Premium" product name. The asterisk in the descriptor is a standard formatting convention used by Microsoft's billing platform to separate the brand name from the specific service or order reference code.

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

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