These fines do not appear to be very severe considering that Stefan Mayer has scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from customers, employees and suppliers for very many years operating through a series of phoenix companies. His most recent company Scullery and Holz Interiors Pty Ltd was liquidated on the application of a customer scammed for some $50,000.00 and it had debts in excess of $800,000.00 with virtually no assets.
That scammed customer had previously lodged a complaint with the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal (CTTT). The CTTT had ordered Stefan Mayer to refund the $50,000.00 but Stefan Mayer did not abide by that order. There have been many CTTT orders for Stefan Mayer to refund money to scammed customers which Stefan Mayer just ignores, knowing that CTTT does not go any further. The CTTT makes the orders and then it is up to the victims of Stefan Mayer's scams to have the orders enforced, by either going to the Sheriff or by taking Stefan Mayer to Court. A pity that the State Government allows crooks like Stefan Mayer to ignore the orders of the CTTT. The CTTT is a government body and its orders should be enforced by the State, not by the person in who's favour the order is made. Any order not adhered to should become a criminal offence and the offenders pursued by the State.
Is it any wonder that people like Stefan Mayer are willing to operate
these sorts of scams, knowing that they are able to swindle hundreds of
thousands of dollars from unsuspecting customers and suppliers, and then
just get what appears to be a slap across their wrists with such paltry
fines? If scammed customers, employees and suppliers were asked what
sentences they thought would act as deterrents- most would state
substantial financially crippling fines, plus lengthy jail sentences ought to be imposed by the Courts.It has also been advised that the Department of NSW Fair Trading will make a public announcement regarding the outcome of their proceedings against Stefan Mayer and his company Bespoke Installations Pty Ltd very soon.
Interestingly, the Department of NSW Fair Trading fined Adam Kovac of A.J.K.Constructions Pty Ltd (Stefan Mayer's sub-contractor/installer) a similar amount for operating while unlicensed.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (A.S.I.C.) has also failed to take this crook to task. It still allows Stefan Mayer to be a director of Bespoke Installations Pty Ltd (this being the current company Stefan Mayer uses to scam people by taking large deposits for kitchens and cabinetry which he has no intention of supplying). If the A.S.I.C. had acted upon the recommendations of a liquidator of an earlier phoenix company of Stefan Mayer's some years ago, his more recent scams could have been prevented. The $800,000 financial loss by customers and suppliers of his failed Scullery and Holz Interiors Pty Ltd may never have occurred. And, what price can be placed on the trauma, anxiety and stress suffered by the scammed and defrauded who were without kitchens, bathrooms, and the use of these facilities sometimes for months on end? Also, what price can be placed on the cash flow difficulties suffered by Stefan Mayer's suppliers because he did not pay them what they were owed? Further, what price can be placed on the suffering Stefan Mayer caused to his employee who was dismissed suddenly and then found that Stefan Mayer had never paid any superannuation contributions as required by law?
To see the full warning against fraudster Stefan Mayer go to the following:
Http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/About_us/News_and_events/Media_releases/2012_media_releases/20120127_public_warning_on_stefan_mayer_scullery_and_holz_interiors.html?DCSext.ref=HomePageClick:ScamandAlerts
The Sydney Morning Herald exposed Stefan Mayer on 9 February 2012
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/angry-customers-brand-kitchen-design-company-skulduggery–hoax-20120208-1reze.html
A Current Affair on 9 February 2012 also ran their exposé on Stefan Mayer
Http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8416840#comments
Further information about Stefan Mayer, his father Tom Mayer, his wife Marie Paula Campion and Stefan Mayer's many scams perpetrated through the family and other companies can be viewed at:
S&H
Bespoke
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