Qld Fair Trading warns public against dealing with serial building shonk Matthew Geoffrey Rixon

Multiple complaints about a serial building shonk operating on the Gold Coast have prompted the Office of Fair Trading to issue a public warning not to deal with the unlicensed convicted conman.

Multiple public warnings have been issued not to deal with Matthew Geoffrey Rixon.

COMPLAINTS about serial building shonk Matthew Rixon have prompted Queensland’s Office of Fair Trading to issue a public warning not to deal with the unlicensed convicted conman.

The Bulletin revealed last month that Rixon, 34, who also goes by the name Matthew Douglas, had been advertising his Robina-based CDA Fencing business and taking on jobs despite being banned from the building industry in NSW and unlicensed in Queensland.

Matthew Geoffrey Rixon after appearing in court.

A pro English footballer and a talent manager for a controversial naked cleaning company revealed they had been unwitting victims of Rixon’s latest scheme.

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Rixon has numerous convictions in NSW and Queensland over his dodgy operations, which also saw him extradited to Sydney and handed an 18-month jail sentence last year.

A month ago, the Queensland Office of Fair Trading declined to comment on the case but yesterday confirmed Rixon was operating on the Gold Coast and issued a public warning.

“The OFT has received three complaints from consumers in Brisbane and the Gold Coast

who made payments to entities controlled by Mr Rixon for fencing and other residential

building works,” the OFT statement said.

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Paul Giles paid Matthew Rixon of the Fencing Specialists $3.5K to replace his fence. Contractors showed up, took down his old fence, then never came back.

“No work was done and no refunds were received.”

Rixon, through another company owned by his alias Matthew Douglas, owns all shares in CDA Fencing and three other companies — One Stop Fencing Australia, Nex Gen Construction Group and Complete Home Improvements Group — none of which are licensed for building work in Queensland or NSW.

The registered address for each is the H20 building at 82 Marine Pde in Southport, but no apartment number is listed.

Sophie Mandeville, who worked at a controversial Gold Coast nude cleaning service that garnered national attention last year, is listed as a director of CDA Fencing but claims the listing was without her knowledge or consent.

Adriano Hoelzle de Moraes, a former midfielder for English club Stoke City, is listed by ASIC as sole director for three other companies owned by Rixon. He too said he had no knowledge of being listed as a director.

ASIC is understood to be investigating the companies’ director appointments.

Fair Trading acting executive director Craig Turner said Rixon was known to operate

under many aliases.

“Mr Rixon was jailed in March 2018 for breaching a NSW court order to stop performing

residential building works,” Mr Turner said.

“Now he’s back at it again, setting up a company and bank accounts within days of his

release and advertising his Robina-based business to unsuspecting Queenslanders.

“Despite previously being prosecuted by Queensland OFT, and being the subject of a recent

warning from NSW Fair Trading, Mr Rixon continues to perpetrate his scam, showing

complete disregard for his victims.

“Mr Rixon is not a licensed builder and does not perform the work he is paid to do.

“Consumers are reminded to check with the Queensland Building and Construction

Commission to see if a builder is licensed.”

To lodge a complaint against Mr Rixon and CDA Fencing Pty Ltd visit www.qld.gov.au/fairtrading.