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Algarve scammer steals €17,000 takings from Arrifana Sunset Festival

ArrifanaScammerOliver Peter Brüggert, or simply ‘Peter Oliver’, has absconded with €17,000 in takings from the Arrifana Sunset Festival, leaving the organisers unable to pay its suppliers and musicians.

The German, who worked with the festival’s finances for the past six years, has a history of theft and deception with a string of women claiming to have been lured by his charms, only to find themselves without a partner and significantly out of pocket.

Peter Oliver, aka, Oliver Peter Brüggert has been identified online on list of scammers with his cases going back to 2009 in Portugal and Italy.

The hunt is on to track down Oliver, whom the organisers reckon has left the country, leaving the devastated festival management team to set up a fundraising appeal to help them pay the bands who performed in what was hailed as the best Sunset Festival yet in its 13-year history.

The organisers have filed a complaint with the police and have posted information on social media networks, promising to do everything possible to find their former colleague and to get the money back.

There is scant chance of the Arrifana Fishermen's Association receiving a donation this year while Oliver, who also managed to pinch accommodation deposits, is at large and the money missing.

Meantime, the crowd-funding campaign continues apace, with the target set at €10,000.

Organiser, Bruno Rosmaninho, said this is a festival that "was born out of nowhere" and that until recently they had to help fund the costs.

Rosmaninho said that "what does not kill us, makes us stronger," and that next year's Arrifana Sunset Festival will take place "no matter what".

The organisers are trying to raise €10,000 to cover the outstanding debts,

“We need your help to try to make all the payments as soon as possible. Thus, we've decided to set a crowdfunding campaign so all of you can cooperate and be part of our festival. We are selling tickets for 2018 edition; the donations may be sent to buy a ticket or simply to be supportive. All the remaining money will be donated to the Arrifana Fishermen's Association.”

Contributions may be sent via: https://ppl.com.pt/en/prj/arrifana-sunset-fest

 

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+14 #2 marjolein Massis 2017-08-13 20:37
Of course English on a poster is intelligent thinking . We are EUROPEANS remember and try to communicate with each other in a way as practical as possible. The facial recognition is a perfect way to catch criminals in any country and has nothing to do with the "snouts" who were spying on people to prevent Portugal to become a real democracy. Persons who are against helping the police, again in any democratic country, normally have something to hide themselves . A lowlife, who steals money from a good cause as the fishermen's Association is, should have his picture at least in all local newspapers and preferable in many more.
-6 #1 Ralph Menzies 2017-08-13 17:25
These kinds of fradusters need stopping - but Portugal is rife with them. All protected by the cast in stone Denunciation prohibition and linked Defamation laws. That so paralyses Portugal. Otherwise why was this sumbag allowed to stay in business handling funds this long - with his history that goes back years?
Now also question why is his face being shown on posters and including English ? When Merkel now wants German in all EU activities and Micron French! Anyway this facial recognition on posters is a north European trick to lure us into 'helping the (Portuguese) authorities'. Snouts as they were called in Salazars time. Madeleine McCann never had official search posters published !

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