According to a Telegraph report, Danny Kitchen - a 5-year-old boy of Warmley, England - recently racked up by a whopping £1,700 iPad bill in just 10 minutes, after his parents gave him the passcode for the iPad for downloading the `Zombie v Ninja' title from the Apple store.

When Danny asked his parents - Greg and Sharon Kitchen - for the iPad passcode to download the game, they agreed; and left Danny alone with the Apple tablet while they entertained their friends at their home.

However, the following Monday, the Kitchens received as many as 19 e-mails from Apple's iTunes store, which informed that that they had to foot a bill of £1,710.43 (nearly $2,570)! Later, they also received a call from their credit card company which notified them of their sudden spending on virtual ecstasy bombs, which Danny had purchased from iTunes.

It so happened that after Danny had downloaded the free `Zombie v Ninja' app, he apparently found his way to the game's online store and innocently placed orders for a number of costly add-ons which totaled £1,710.43.

Since the Kitchen's quickly alerted Apple to the issue, the company refunded the money; but an Apple spokesman also told the Telegraph that all iOS devices have parental controls on them, and cautioned the users' against password sharing.

The spokesman said: "Our parents' guide to iTunes details the steps and measures parents and guardians can take to make sure younger players have access to the right content."