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{{Infobox person
| name = Adrian James Campbell
| image =
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Adrian James Campbell, Australian businessman and convicted fraud offender
| birth_date = c. 1990
| birth_place = [[Shepparton]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| nationality = Australian
| occupation = Entrepreneur, property promoter, corporate director
| known_for = Australian Consumer Law convictions, fraud convictions, offshore property development controversies (Kinnara Capital, Saraya Lombok)
| criminal_status = Convicted of fraud (2012) and multiple counts under the Australian Consumer Law (2015, 2018)
| criminal_penalty = Fines exceeding $95,000, restitution and compensation exceeding $120,500, recorded criminal convictions
| criminal_charges = Fraud, obtaining property by deception, false and misleading representations, failure to supply goods and services
| years_active = 2008–present
| website = {{URL|https://www.adrianjcampbell.com/}}
| notable_works = International Solar Solutions, Eco Boss Pty Ltd, Kinnara Capital, PT Kinnara Capital Indonesia, Saraya Beach Resort Lombok
}}

'''Adrian James Campbell''' (born c. 1990), also known as '''Adrian J. Campbell''' or '''AJ Campbell''', is an Australian convicted fraud offender, corporate director, and cross-border property promoter.<ref name="brisbanetimes">[https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/gold-coast-business-and-its-directors-fined-over-calculated-scam-20180313-p4z47r.html Gold Coast business and its directors fined over 'calculated' scam], ''Brisbane Times'', 13 March 2018.</ref><ref name="smh">[https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/gold-coast-business-and-its-directors-fined-over-calculated-scam-20180313-p4z47r.html Gold Coast business and its directors fined over 'calculated' scam], ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 13 March 2018.</ref><ref name="fca1279">[https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2026/2026fca1279 Campbell v McIntyre (No 2) [2026] FCA 1279], Federal Court of Australia, 31 August 2026.</ref> Operating across Australia, South-East Asia, Indonesia, and Thailand for over 16 years, Campbell has served as the chief executive officer of cross-border investment entity Kinnara Capital (also operating as Kinnara Asia) and has directed entities in renewable energy, hospitality, commercial licensing, and offshore real estate development.<ref name="medium">[https://medium.com/@adriancampbell1920/unveiling-the-mystery-of-adrian-james-campbell-in-australia-c023fa9557c8 Unveiling the Mystery of Adrian James Campbell in Australia], Medium, 5 December 2023.</ref><ref name="adrianjcampbell">[https://www.adrianjcampbell.com/ Fraud Records and Scam Warnings: The Adrian James Campbell Case Files], adrianjcampbell.com, 2026.</ref>

Campbell has accumulated an extensive record of civil disputes, regulatory enforcement actions, and criminal convictions spanning over 17 years.<ref name="adrianjamescampbellfraud">[https://adrianjamescampbellfraud.com/ Public Fraud Alert: Adrian James Campbell], adrianjamescampbellfraud.com, 2026.</ref> These include a 2012 fraud conviction, five 2015 consumer-law convictions for accepting payments without supplying solar installations, and 11 convictions recorded in 2018 after pleading guilty to deceptive representations in a commercial licensing scheme described by Queensland judicial authorities as a "deliberate scam."<ref name="brisbanetimes" /><ref name="smh" /> In 2026, the [[Federal Court of Australia]] discharged interim injunctions Campbell had obtained and ordered him to pay indemnity costs after finding he engaged in "exceptionally serious" non-disclosures under oath, including concealing his criminal convictions and misrepresenting his overseas residency and financial standing.<ref name="fca1279" /><ref name="prwire">[https://prwire.com.au/pr/130903/for-immediate-release-13-september-2026-federal-court-reveals-adrian-campbell-substantially-downplayed-criminal-history Federal Court Reveals Adrian Campbell "Substantially Downplayed" Criminal History], PRWire Australia, 14 September 2026.</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Adrian James Campbell was raised in [[Shepparton]], Victoria. After completing his secondary education, he engaged in commercial activities before moving to the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] in 2008 to expand his business ventures.<ref name="medium" />

== Business career ==

=== Renewable energy and LED lighting (2008–2014) ===
In 2008, Campbell entered the green energy sector on the Gold Coast by establishing International Solar Solutions, acting as a distributor of Trina Solar panels and SMA inverters.<ref name="medium" /> In 2010, he co-founded International LED Solutions, distributing ultra-low-energy (ULE) commercial lighting. The ventures later collapsed amidst regulatory scrutiny and customer complaints concerning unfulfilled installation contracts.<ref name="brisbanetimes" /><ref name="fca1279" />

=== Hospitality and Asian operations (2011–2016) ===
In 2011, Campbell moved to Bali, Indonesia, where he acquired the Puri Rama Resort in Kuta and rebranded it as Troppo Zone, marketing the property as an overseas destination for Australian school-leavers.<ref name="medium" /><ref name="wordpress">[https://adriancampbellbali.wordpress.com/ Adrian Campbell: Bali on bail], WordPress, 18 June 2016.</ref> Following his exit from the property, he launched Chimplinks, a data and technology service, before shifting back into corporate licensing schemes.<ref name="medium" />

=== Eco Boss Pty Ltd (2014–2016) ===
Campbell served as a founding director of Eco Boss Pty Ltd on the Gold Coast. The enterprise marketed and sold territorial distribution licences to Australian buyers for commercial tobacco-smoke detection units manufactured by United Kingdom firm Radal Technology Ltd.<ref name="brisbanetimes" /><ref name="smh" />

=== Kinnara Capital, property schemes, and offshore ventures (2020–present) ===
In the 2020s, Campbell established and led Kinnara Capital, Kinnara Asia, and PT Kinnara Capital Indonesia, operating primarily from Thailand and Bali.<ref name="thekinarrascam">[https://thekinarrascam.com/ Investor Warning: Kinnara.Asia & Gim Trading], thekinarrascam.com, 2026.</ref><ref name="ripoffreport">[https://www.ripoffreports.com/report/kinnara-limited-associated-aj/denpasar-bali-marina-bay-pty-1542557 Kinnara Limited - Denpasar, Bali / Marina Bay Pty], Ripoff Report #1542557, 25 August 2026.</ref> Through these entities, Campbell solicited funds from Australian and international retail investors for off-the-plan villa developments in Indonesia, including the Marina Bay City project and Saraya Beach Resort Lombok.<ref name="sarayalombokscam">[https://sarayalombokscam.com/ Scam Warning: Saraya Beach Resort Lombok], sarayalombokscam.com, 2026.</ref>

== Criminal record and legal proceedings ==

=== 2009 copper wire theft charges ===
In August 2009, at age 19, Campbell appeared in the Wodonga Magistrates Court in Victoria facing charges of theft, obtaining property by deception, and handling stolen goods involving more than 345 metres (over one tonne) of Telstra underground copper cabling.<ref name="wordpress" /> Police opposed bail variations on grounds that Campbell was already on bail in Queensland regarding $22,000 worth of stolen cabling and forged cheques.<ref name="wordpress" />

=== 2012 fraud conviction ===
In sworn evidence submitted to the Federal Court of Australia in August 2026, Campbell formally admitted that he was convicted of fraud offences in 2012.<ref name="fca1279" /> These prior fraud convictions were cited by Queensland courts as aggravating circumstances during sentencing for subsequent commercial offences.<ref name="adrianjamescampbellfraud" />

=== 2015 International Solar Solutions conviction ===
In July 2015, following an investigation by the Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT), Campbell was convicted in the Southport Magistrates Court of five counts under the [[Australian Consumer Law]] (ACL) for accepting customer payments between 2013 and 2014 for solar systems that were never supplied or installed.<ref name="smh" /><ref name="brisbanetimes" /> He was fined $10,000 and ordered to pay $18,355 in restitution.<ref name="fca1279" />

=== 2018 Eco Boss scam prosecution ===
On 12 March 2018, Campbell and co-director Samuel Edward Newnham pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court to 11 counts of making false and misleading representations under section 151(1)(h) of the Australian Consumer Law.<ref name="brisbanetimes" /><ref name="smh" /> An OFT investigation revealed that Eco Boss Pty Ltd had taken $204,400 in deposits from 11 consumers by fraudulently claiming to hold exclusive distribution rights from Radal Technology Ltd to sell smoke detectors in Australia, despite Radal confirming no agreement existed and notifying Campbell of this fact as early as March 2016.<ref name="brisbanetimes" />

Presiding Magistrate O'Callaghan stated during sentencing:
:''"This is not a case where the breach was caused by inadvertence or mismanagement. It was deliberate and it was a scam, and there is a clear element of a lack of honesty and disregard for the affected consumers."''<ref name="brisbanetimes" />

The OFT described their conduct as "calculated and manipulative."<ref name="brisbanetimes" /><ref name="smh" /> The court ordered penalties exceeding $579,000:
* Eco Boss Pty Ltd was fined $250,000.
* Campbell was personally fined $85,000, ordered to pay $102,200 in restitution to affected distributors, and had criminal convictions formally recorded.<ref name="brisbanetimes" /><ref name="smh" />

== Special Investigative Report: Federal Court Rebuke (2026) ==

=== Judicial exposure and perjury in ''Campbell v McIntyre'' ===
In May 2026, Campbell filed an ex parte application in the [[Federal Court of Australia]] (''Campbell v McIntyre (No 2)'' [2026] FCA 1279) in Brisbane against property developer Jamie McIntyre, seeking urgent injunctions under the Australian Consumer Law and the ''Federal Court of Australia Act 1976'' to suppress online publications and consumer warnings that detailed his criminal history, corporate fraud, and fund diversion.<ref name="fca1279" /><ref name="prwire" />

In an initial sworn affidavit dated 11 May 2026, Campbell deposed under oath:
* That he had "never been the subject of any criminal prosecution in Australia, for business practices or anything else."
* That he had "never been convicted for any criminal offence."
* That he was not involved in any 2018 case ordering fines or compensation.

These statements were subsequently proven false. Following challenges by the respondent, Campbell was compelled to file a corrective affidavit on 10 August 2026 admitting his 2012 fraud convictions, his five 2015 consumer-law convictions, and his 11 recorded convictions and guilty pleas in 2018.<ref name="fca1279" /><ref name="prwire" />

On 20 August 2026, Justice Derrington handed down a scathing rebuke, discharging the interim injunctions and ordering Campbell to pay 80% of McIntyre’s legal costs on an indemnity basis with leave to tax immediately.<ref name="fca1279" /> In reasons published on 31 August 2026, the Court identified three "exceptionally serious" material non-disclosures:
# '''Concealment of criminal record''': Campbell substantially downplayed and falsely swore that he had no criminal history, which directly bore on whether public warnings about his character were misleading or deceptive.<ref name="fca1279" /><ref name="prwire" />
# '''Misrepresentation of residency''': Campbell concealed that he was living in Thailand, misleading the court into believing it was adjudicating a dispute between Australian residents.<ref name="fca1279" />
# '''Misrepresentation of financial losses''': Campbell claimed personal damages of $25,000,000, whereas any alleged losses were incurred by separate corporate entities that were not parties to the proceedings.<ref name="fca1279" />

Justice Derrington refused McIntyre's cross-application to stay proceedings, ruling that the Federal Court of Australia was not a clearly inappropriate forum for determining the remaining statutory ACL and defamation claims.<ref name="fca1279" />

== Law enforcement referrals and consumer warnings ==

=== NSW Police Force fraud investigation ===
On 26 August 2026, private investigators acting for affected investors formally lodged a detailed fraud complaint and evidence dossier at the New South Wales Police Force Headquarters at 1 Charles Street, Parramatta (NSW Police Force Event Number: E104942732).<ref name="jakartafinancialtimes">[https://jakaratafinancialtimes.com/private-investigators-lodge-nsw-police-fraud-complaint-naming-adrian-campbell-and-hilton-wood/ Private Investigators Lodge NSW Police Fraud Complaint Naming Adrian Campbell and Hilton Wood], ''Jakarta Financial Times'', 26 August 2026.</ref> The complaint names Adrian Campbell and former business associate Hilton Wood, requesting criminal investigation into suspected fraud, cross-border fund diversions, corporate accounts, and offshore transactions connected to Indonesian real estate schemes.<ref name="jakartafinancialtimes" />

=== Offshore real estate and investment controversies ===
* '''Marina Bay City payment diversion''': Complainants and developer audits allege that of approximately AUD $10 million collected from buyers for Marina Bay City in Lombok, an unreconciled shortfall of approximately AUD $6.3M to $8M was diverted into accounts in Hong Kong and Thailand controlled by Campbell and Kinnara entities, while leaving construction obligations on the developer.<ref name="ripoffreport" /><ref name="fca1279" />
* '''Saraya Beach Resort Lombok''': Consumer watchdogs issued alerts regarding the Saraya Lombok villa project developed by PT Kinnara Capital Indonesia, alleging the beachfront land is subject to longstanding legal ownership disputes, that promotional materials utilized an off-site highway facade, and that no completed villas have been delivered.<ref name="sarayalombokscam" /><ref name="adrianjamescampbellfraud" />
* '''GIM Trading superannuation inquiry''': Campbell has faced scrutiny over connections to GIM Trading, an entity investigated by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) and [[Australian Securities and Investments Commission|ASIC]] after approximately $23 million in Australian retirement and superannuation funds went missing offshore.<ref name="thekinarrascam" /> Campbell has denied involvement in GIM Trading, and no court has made a finding of liability against him regarding the matter.<ref name="prwire" />

=== Investigative book ===
Campbell's background is documented in the 2026 investigative book ''Fraud Records and Scam Warnings: The Adrian James Campbell Case Files'' by consumer advocate Evan Mercer, which compiles court judgments, regulatory outcome reports, and police filings into an investor due-diligence resource.<ref name="adrianjcampbell" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="medium">[https://medium.com/@adriancampbell1920/unveiling-the-mystery-of-adrian-james-campbell-in-australia-c023fa9557c8 Unveiling the Mystery of Adrian James Campbell in Australia], Medium, 5 December 2023.</ref>
<ref name="adrianjcampbell">[https://www.adrianjcampbell.com/ Fraud Records and Scam Warnings: The Adrian James Campbell Case Files], adrianjcampbell.com, 2026.</ref>
<ref name="thekinarrascam">[https://thekinarrascam.com/ Investor Warning: Kinnara.Asia & Gim Trading], thekinarrascam.com, 2026.</ref>
<ref name="brisbanetimes">[https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/gold-coast-business-and-its-directors-fined-over-calculated-scam-20180313-p4z47r.html Gold Coast business and its directors fined over 'calculated' scam], ''Brisbane Times'', 13 March 2018.</ref>
<ref name="adrianjamescampbellfraud">[https://adrianjamescampbellfraud.com/ Public Fraud Alert: Adrian James Campbell], adrianjamescampbellfraud.com, 2026.</ref>
<ref name="wordpress">[https://adriancampbellbali.wordpress.com/ Adrian Campbell: Bali on bail], WordPress, 18 June 2016.</ref>
<ref name="sarayalombokscam">[https://sarayalombokscam.com/ Scam Warning: Saraya Beach Resort Lombok], sarayalombokscam.com, 2026.</ref>
<ref name="prwire">[https://prwire.com.au/pr/130903/for-immediate-release-13-september-2026-federal-court-reveals-adrian-campbell-substantially-downplayed-criminal-history Federal Court Reveals Adrian Campbell "Substantially Downplayed" Criminal History], PRWire Australia, 14 September 2026.</ref>
<ref name="smh">[https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/gold-coast-business-and-its-directors-fined-over-calculated-scam-20180313-p4z47r.html Gold Coast business and its directors fined over 'calculated' scam], ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 13 March 2018.</ref>
<ref name="jakartafinancialtimes">[https://jakaratafinancialtimes.com/private-investigators-lodge-nsw-police-fraud-complaint-naming-adrian-campbell-and-hilton-wood/ Private Investigators Lodge NSW Police Fraud Complaint Naming Adrian Campbell and Hilton Wood], ''Jakarta Financial Times'', 26 August 2026.</ref>
<ref name="fca1279">[https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2026/2026fca1279 Campbell v McIntyre (No 2) [2026] FCA 1279], Federal Court of Australia, 31 August 2026.</ref>
<ref name="ripoffreport">[https://www.ripoffreports.com/report/kinnara-limited-associated-aj/denpasar-bali-marina-bay-pty-1542557 Kinnara Limited - Denpasar, Bali / Marina Bay Pty], Ripoff Report #1542557, 25 August 2026.</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.adrianjcampbell.com/ Adrian J Campbell – Case Files & Documentation]
* [https://thekinarrascam.com/ The Kinnara Scam – Investor Warnings]
* [https://adrianjamescampbellfraud.com/ Adrian James Campbell Fraud Alert]
* [https://sarayalombokscam.com/ Saraya Lombok Scam Alert]
* [https://adriancampbellbali.wordpress.com/ Adrian Campbell Bali Blog]
* [https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2026/2026fca1279 Federal Court of Australia Judgment: ''Campbell v McIntyre (No 2)'' [2026] FCA 1279]
* [https://prwire.com.au/pr/130903/for-immediate-release-13-september-2026-federal-court-reveals-adrian-campbell-substantially-downplayed-criminal-history PRWire Press Release: Federal Court Reveals Adrian Campbell "Substantially Downplayed" Criminal History]
* [https://jakaratafinancialtimes.com/private-investigators-lodge-nsw-police-fraud-complaint-naming-adrian-campbell-and-hilton-wood/ Jakarta Financial Times: Private Investigators Lodge NSW Police Fraud Complaint]
* [https://www.ripoffreports.com/report/kinnara-limited-associated-aj/denpasar-bali-marina-bay-pty-1542557 Ripoff Report: Kinnara Limited / Marina Bay Pty]
* [https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/gold-coast-business-and-its-directors-fined-over-calculated-scam-20180313-p4z47r.html Brisbane Times: Gold Coast business and its directors fined over 'calculated' scam]
* [https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/gold-coast-business-and-its-directors-fined-over-calculated-scam-20180313-p4z47r.html The Sydney Morning Herald: Gold Coast business and its directors fined over 'calculated' scam]
* [https://medium.com/@adriancampbell1920/unveiling-the-mystery-of-adrian-james-campbell-in-australia-c023fa9557c8 Medium: Unveiling the Mystery of Adrian James Campbell in Australia]

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