Kuala Lampur, Feb. 21 -- KUCHING, Feb 22 -A local man lost RM233,950 after allegedly falling victim to a non-existent online stock investment scheme in Miri.

Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the district's Commercial Crime Investigation Division received a report from the victim, who is in his early 30s, yesterday.

He said the victim became interested in the scheme in October 2025 after browsing the website https://site.quantumone.asia/?a=login and was instructed to open an account for online stock trading.

"The victim was further enticed by profit claims shared in a stock investment WhatsApp group, where members purportedly displayed their earnings," he said in a statement today.

Initially, the victim invested RM10...