Punchmade Dev has landed himself in hot water with YouTube and the police just days after receiving praise for his new song “Wire Fraud Tutorial” — which does exactly what the title suggests.
According to a series of messages shared by the 22-year-old rapper on Tuesday (July 18), the streaming platform has removed the video and police have launched an investigation into his account, all due to the content of the song.
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Dev first shared a DM exchange between himself and YouTube, in which the company told him it couldn’t help him with his removed video.
“My YouTube video was wrongfully removed. My video ‘Wire Fraud Tutorial’ was solely a reenactment to educate the viewers on how to protect themselves from fraud. Please reinstate my video,” Dev told the platform.
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YouTube responded: “Hey there! Thanks for the information we’ve passed this along to the support team. Unfortunately this is beyond our reach as the video was specifically requested to be removed from outside sources.”
“I submitted an appeal still no response,” Dev replied. But YouTube wasn’t budging: “Unfortunately we can no longer assist you with this matter. Our apologies.”
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— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) July 19, 2023
A further email he shared that appears to be from YouTube’s legal team informed him in so many words that the police are looking into him but the company doesn’t have to disclose why yet.
“This notice is to inform you that we received legal process from law-enforcement, seeking information about your account, and produced data as required by law,” the email reads. “The legal process was accompanied by an order that prohibited us from disclosing information about the case, until a specific time has expired, and we were legally required to produce the records specified in the demand.”
It concluded: “If you would like additional information about the legal process, please let us know as soon as possible by responding to this email.”
Released on July 12, “Wire Fraud Tutorial” boasts Dev’s fluency in cheating.
“Listen up, I’m finna show y’all how to hit a bank/ Just pay attention, this a quick way to jug in any state/ First you wanna get a bank log from a trusted site/ Do your research because the information must be right,” he raps before going into detail about how beginners should go about committing the Class C felony.
This isn’t the first time the North Carolina native has embraced a life of crime and deception. He has previously released multiple songs in the same lane as his latest, such as “Easy Scams” and “Scam Tag.”
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Dev has also released a series of provocative and controversial songs such as “Special Needs Kids,” “Cancer Patient” and “Punch Anthem.” His brand, as of now, is centered on an unserious approach toward serious topics.
