Coffs Coast Advocate

WARNING: This dodgy fencer is targeting the Wide Bay area

The serial building shonk has previously operated on the Gold Coast and in NSW.

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03rd Nov. 2020 11:11 AM

The Office of Fair Trading has issued a public naming, warning Queenslanders not to deal with Matthew Rixon or his fencing companies.

Dodgy tradie jailed for home improvement scam

Serial fraudster answered Facebook ads for home improvement works and scammed Clarence Valley victims $6800 in deposits.

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14th Oct. 2020 11:10 AM

Cavoodle con’s broken puppy promises

Puppy parent-hopefuls were left heartbroken after a con artist went as far as introducing them to a cavoodle they’d paid a...

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02nd Sept. 2020 3:09 PM

Silvano Richard Pepi scammed five people into paying money for cavoodle puppies they never received. Photo: Amber Hooker

Fake firey’s fate to be determined soon

THE 36-year-old Northern Rivers man will be sentenced on a host of dishonesty offences.

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02nd March 2020 1:03 PM

Andrew Stevenson steps out of Lismore Court on Monday. The fire brigade fraudster is awaiting sentencing on numerous dishonesty charges.

How cleaner’s night on meth led to wild spree

A court has heard how a wild New Year’s Eve of stealing and joy-riding led to a 21-year-old Sunshine Coast woman facing 25...

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26th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

Christine Joyce Marshall broke into a car, stole bank cards and money, and went on a spending spree of $791.

Phone scam stole $500 from this South Burnett pensioner

The 80-year-old is warning other elderly residents in the South Burnett how he had $500 stolen from his bank account by...

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24th Jan. 2020 8:01 AM

BE AWARE: Kumbia’s Brian Fawcett, 80, had more than $500 fraudulently taken from his NAB account this week.

Couple racks up hundreds at restaurants before fleeing

A Coast couple has faced court after they racked up more than $1000 of dollars in bills at several high-end restaurants and...

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20th Nov. 2019 12:11 PM

Paul Christopher Burns and Kelly Francis Bernard Burns, of Caloundra, ordered more than $1000 worth of food and drinks at restaurants across the Gold Coast and left without paying.

Phoney iPhone fraudster evades huge Optus bill

Police are investigating a fraudulent matter, after a person allegedly used a fake name to buy a smartphone.

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07th Nov. 2019 5:11 AM

Police are investigating an incident where someone allegedly purchased a phone under a fake name.

Fraudster pulls out of prestigious awards

A convicted fraudster who launched a charity helping homeless women has made a last-minute withdrawal from one of the...

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22nd Aug. 2019 7:08 AM

'Calculated' internet fraudster stole identities

An unsuspecting internet shopper duped by a Cairns scammer found his identity used to swindle other victims out of...

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17th April 2019 9:04 AM

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