DJ Soars to the Top of the Charts with Stolen Credit Cards

If you’re a musician aiming to reach the top of the charts, you might not want to take the same route that UK-based DJ Denver White did. White, with the help of about 10 others, allegedly used stolen credit cards to purchase his music through iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby and Tunecore. This of course resulted in White’s name reaching the top of the charts, and it’s being said that iTunes and Amazon have combined lost between £750,000 and £1 million.

Denver might have gotten away with the scam had he not fallen for one of the oldest tricks in the book: revealing address information in order to receive payment. Tunecore, working with the authorities, orchestrated this successful attack, and it resulted in uncovering the other 10 (still unnamed) defendants.

While it might seem odd that iTunes and Amazon would lose so much money over this scam, it’s likely due to the fact that they are being held responsible in paying back those who had their credit cards compromised. According to NME, the total number of credit cards numbered in the thousands, so there was far more than just few victims in this.

The trial continues, so White and his crew are still unsure of what their punishment will be. However, fraud is never something that’s taken likely, so he should likely prepare to create his beats behind bars for some time.