A suspect fraudster allegedly involved in a group scam that tricked a woman into transferring some €58,000 to a bogus US soldier stationed in Afghanistan has been granted bail. Tony Anuforo, a 34-year-old Nigerian national, was arraigned in February alongside three co-nationals and one Maltese woman as the suspects behind the swindle, whereby the unsuspecting victim was first lured into a fake virtual relationship with a fictitious soldier who told her he would travel to Malta upon deployment. As the virtual relationship progressed, the woman transferred small sums of money to the man, by means of a series of local bank transactions, totalling some €58,000. Once her bank account ran dry and after turning to a relative for help, the woman ultimately had to face the reality of having possibly been a victim of romance fraud. A months-long police investigation led to the arrest of Tony Anuforo, Marvis Iyeke, 35, Collins Eguavoen, 29, Sunday Eboh, 39 and Alexandra Pace, 58. All were arraigned and remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to various charges including money laundering, theft and profiting from the proceeds of crime. A sixth suspect, Nigerian-born Tabi Ovi, 36, was...