SIBU, May 22 -- A housewife in her 60s here lost RM447,300 after falling victim to a non-existent online investment scheme that had promised high returns but delivered none.

Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the woman lodged a police report on Tuesday after realising she had been duped following 33 bank transfers to five local accounts between April 16 and May 20.

He related that the victim was first introduced to the scheme on Jan 11 through Facebook by a woman who called herself 'Ah Chong'.

"She was later added to a WhatsApp group named Programme VIP012, where another individual known as 'Amy' persuaded her to invest in a scheme under the name Malaysia JP Morgan Family Office.

"The victim was shown screenshots of high prof...