Unprofessional Inkasso that works for a shady company
I was contacted by Alim Inkasso regarding a supposed claim from a company called „Digitaler Post Service“ FZ-COC in Dubai which hosted a website impersonating the official Rundfunkbeitrag portal. Which is a currently a known ongoing scam in Germany. I submitted a detailed Widerspruch (objection) on June 20th via their official contact system, received confirmation by email, and also followed up by email on July 3rd and by post.
Despite this, they completely ignored all my communications, falsely claimed I had not responded, and continued to send new Mahnungen with increased fees and threats of court action.
This behavior is not only unprofessional, but may also violate consumer protection laws (e.g. §11a RDG). I have now reported this to the Verbraucherzentrale and the Bundesjustizamt.
If you receive a demand from this Inkasso, especially in connection with a fake Rundfunkbeitrag site, I strongly recommend you seek advice from a consumer protection authority before paying anything.