According to the RoK police’s record, Cha and his accomplice Nam Kuk Heon swindled 139 people in the RoK for US$678,000 in 2006.

After these frauds, both fled to Vietnam and established a business to conceal their identity.

In July 2009 due to visa expiry, they returned to the RoK and continued with their frauds before flying back to Vietnam in February 2010.

Earlier in April 2010, Cha’s accomplice, Nam Kuk Heon, was also arrested in Ho Chi Minh City and handed over to the RoK police.