LUX PROPERTY GROUP CLAIMS IT WAS TARGETED BY “CRIMINAL NETWORK” LINKED TO KINNARA AND ADRIAN CAMPBELL

LUX PROPERTY GROUP CLAIMS IT WAS TARGETED BY “CRIMINAL NETWORK” LINKED TO KINNARA AND ADRIAN CAMPBELL

LUX Property Group says what was presented as a simple trial run to test whether Kinnara could actually deliver clients and value turned into what it now alleges was a calculated scam from the outset.

According to LUX, the arrangement was never a true joint venture in substance, but an access play dressed up as a strategic partnership.

LUX claims Kinnara and Adrian Campbell presented Hilton Wood as an independent, credible former banking president who could be trusted to provide fund transfer services for the project. But LUX now alleges that this structure became the very mechanism through which millions were diverted, with investor money allegedly sent into bank accounts tied to Adrian Campbell’s companies rather than the legitimate project entity.

What was pitched as scale, credibility, and global reach, LUX says, has instead exposed what it believes was the plan all along: gain trust, gain access, control the money flow, and exploit investor confidence.

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THE PITCH THAT DIDN’T ADD UP

LUX says it was approached by Kinnara with bold claims:

•A “multi-billion dollar” property company

•“One of Southeast Asia’s largest developers”

•A promise to deliver six times more clients than LUX

But when tested over a trial period of less than 90 days, LUX says reality hit hard.

Instead of outperforming expectations:

•Kinnara allegedly delivered less than 10% of total clients

•Failed to meet even a fraction of its promised pipeline

•Yet continued to leverage LUX’s brand and marketing ecosystem

LUX now claims the partnership was never about delivering value, but about gaining access.

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FROM TRIAL RUN TO ALLEGED EXTRACTION OPERATION

What LUX alleges happened next is far more serious.

After failing to deliver, Kinnara allegedly:

•Used the trial arrangement to position Hilton Wood as a supposedly independent fund transfer intermediary

•Redirected investor funds through a structure LUX now claims was designed to move money away from the legitimate project

•Sent millions into bank accounts allegedly linked to Adrian Campbell’s own companies

•Engineered a buyout scenario they were not contractually entitled to

•Continued using LUX’s branding, databases, and digital assets

•Marketed to LUX’s existing client base without authorization

LUX claims this was not incompetence. It was strategy.

A short-term access play designed to infiltrate an established investor network, create trust through a supposedly independent financial gatekeeper, and then exploit that trust for financial gain.

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THE MONEY TRAIL: MILLIONS MISSING

At the center of the dispute is money.

LUX alleges that approximately:

•AUD $4.3 million was diverted without authority

•Funds were redirected into companies allegedly 100% controlled by Kinnara-linked entities

A key figure named in these claims is Hilton Wood, described as CFO.

According to LUX and supporting victim accounts:

•Investors were given contracts with altered bank details

•Payments were directed to accounts including:

•Bank of China

•Hong Kong entities

•Australian accounts including Bendigo Bank

•These accounts were not authorized by the legitimate project entity

LUX states clearly:

None of these accounts had anything to do with the official Marina Bay City project.

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DIGITAL ASSETS AND CLIENT DATABASES

LUX further alleges that Kinnara:

•Took control of Marina Bay City digital assets

•Retained access to client databases

•Continued marketing and generating sales

This has led to what LUX describes as widespread investor confusion.

In particular, LUX claims:

•Many buyers of Kinnara’s “Saraya” project believed they were investing in Marina Bay City

•Millions in sales may have been generated under that misunderstanding

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A HISTORY UNDER SCRUTINY

Following the fallout, LUX says it initiated deeper investigations into the background of Adrian Campbell.

According to LUX’s claims, this revealed a troubling history:

•Charged by Victorian Police for check forgery

•Charged by Queensland Police for theft involving Telstra copper cables

•Charged twice for fraud by the Queensland Department of Fair Trading:

•One involving alleged fraudulent licensing rights to a UK product

•Another involving solar systems paid for but not delivered

LUX also points to a previous company linked to Campbell and Wood:

•Under investigation following an Australian Broadcasting Corporation report

•AUD $23 million in client funds missing

•Australian Securities and Investments Commission reportedly tracing $17 million offshore

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POLICE REPORTS AND CYBERCRIME INVESTIGATIONS

The situation has escalated beyond corporate dispute.

LUX states that:

•Victims have filed reports with Bali Police

•Complaints have also been lodged with Australian authorities

•LUX is actively cooperating with cybercrime investigators

The company says it is sharing intelligence tied to:

•The previous $23 million case

•New alleged diversions linked to the current project

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THE QUESTION THAT WON’T GO AWAY

LUX says there is one simple action that could resolve the entire situation:

Release the bank statements.

Specifically:

•Statements from Marina Bay Lombok Pty Ltd

•Showing full transfer of investor funds to the legitimate project entity

According to LUX:

•This would immediately confirm whether funds were properly handled

•Or expose where money was diverted

Yet, LUX claims, this has not been done.

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“THEY COULD CLEAR THEIR NAME — BUT WON’T”

LUX’s position is blunt.

If the funds were handled correctly, the evidence exists.

If not, the absence of transparency speaks volumes.

The company alleges:

•Roughly half of investor funds cannot be accounted for within the project

•Requests for proof have been repeatedly ignored

And in place of clarity, LUX claims:

•Deflection

•Blame-shifting

•Legal pressure and intimidation tactics

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FROM TEST RUN TO LEGAL WAR

What began as a trial run to see whether Kinnara could genuinely deliver has, according to LUX, turned into a cross-border legal and investigative battle over missing millions, alleged deception, and misuse of investor trust.

LUX says it is:

•Pursuing recovery of diverted funds

•Working with authorities across jurisdictions

•Supporting victims seeking restitution

And at the center of it all remains a single unresolved issue:

Where did the money go?

Until that question is answered with verifiable financial records, this dispute is unlikely to fade quietly.

It is, as LUX frames it, no longer just a commercial fallout.

It is a case that may ultimately be decided not in boardrooms, but in courtrooms.