Billionaire Adrian Portelli has given a brazen intruder a taste of his own medicine after catching him breaking into his $40million penthouse.
Mr Portelli, known online as Mr Lambo, decided to turn the tables on the home invader and pay him a visit at his home on Tuesday.
‘We are at the front of one of the guy’s houses that broke into the penthouse,’ he posted to his Instagram account at 2.30am.
‘He’s continued being a smart a*** online so I ended up finding out his address. I’ve come to his house and knocked on his door.
‘He showed his face and sprinted into his room. Mate c’mon! If you want to show up uninvited to people’s houses I’ll do the same thing to you. F***ing weak dog.’
Portelli then uploaded a photo of two Victoria Police squad cars.
‘We’re making progress. Break-ins need to be taken more seriously in this country,’ the Young Rich Lister captioned the photo.
One of the intruders sent an Instagram message and offered to work for the billionaire for free in an effort to make amends.
‘I’m sorry. I know it was the wrong thing to do. I was aiming for the roof and apologies for invading your space,’ the man wrote.
‘I’d be glad to work for you for free for the next month to fix my wrongdoings.’
It comes after Portelli was forced to deny the break-in was a ‘publicity stunt’.
In CCTV of the break-in, two men are seen entering the penthouse, located in Melbourne’s CBD, and inspecting one of Portelli’s luxury cars.
‘It’s definitely not a set-up. I’ve got better things to do,’ Portelli told A Current Affair on Monday, adding that he feels ‘unsafe’ after the incident.
‘The fact that there’s people wandering around the building who shouldn’t be there is concerning for everyone,’ he said.
A police spokesperson confirmed that tan investigation had been launched into a ‘trespass incident’.
‘It is understood two male offenders gained access to a residence between 11pm on Sunday 25 and 2am on Monday 26 August,’ a Victoria Police spokeswoman said.
It’s not the first break-in Portelli has experienced this year.
In February, he offered a whopping reward to anyone who can identify a group of alleged thieves who broke into his office and left empty-handed.
Portelli shared two CCTV videos of the group inside his north Melbourne office after the clueless thieves gained entry through a smashed window.
The 35-year-old is best known online for giving away thousands of dollars through his savings subscription, LMCT+, and bidding on properties from The Block.
He has previously admitted to having ‘lost count’ of how many luxury cars he owns.
Portelli was named on the AFR Young Rich List in 2023 with an estimated worth of $1.03billion.