Australian publication ‘Mackay and Whitsunday Life’, published on August 12th, had their eyes wide open when they saw the fourth page. All those who saw the full-page ad on the fourth page were left with doubts. Therefore, there was no rest from the phones in the newspaper office since morning. Finally, the newspaper company wrote a short explanation on Facebook and requested people to ‘join in’.
‘Dear Steve, I hope you will be happy with her. Let everyone know now what a dirty swindler you are: Jennie’ – this was printed on a full page in bold letters. The advertisement also said that I will pay the advertisement bill using your credit card.
People started calling the newspaper office in the morning to find out who was Jenny and who was Steve. Some people called to congratulate Jenny on getting sweet revenge on her cheating boyfriend and to give advice to Steve. It is clear in the ad that Steve cheated on Jenny and left her for a new relationship.
Although we don’t know who Steve is, the newspaper company explained on Facebook that he is a bad guy. They also wrote on Facebook that they will not release information about Jenny.
Social media has already been flooded with comments and posts supporting Jenny and calling Steve bad. However, a few commented that this incident is another ‘virtual lesson’ for others to learn from. That ‘virtual lesson’ was not to share credit card information no matter how intimate. The sneer was in reference to Jenny’s ad copy that Steve’s credit card was used to pay for the ad. The response on social media was that Jenny was the real star who exposed the cheater in Steve with Steve’s money.
However, the newspaper company explained that it was a dubious credit card and we were not charged.