The “dirty” acts of cheating by a man called Steve were published for all to see, with readers of Mackay and Whitsunday Life in east Queensland reeling from their Friday edition of the paper. A full-page ad, costing between $1,000 and $1,500, was printed on page four by a scorned mistress named Jenny. “Dear Steve, I hope you are happy with her,” the open letter read. “Now the whole town will know what a dirty swindler you are. From Jenny. “PS I purchased this ad using your credit card.” The note has since gone viral, with an Adelaide pub posting a hilarious response to Jenny on its roadside sign. “Dear Jenny, I’m sorry,” reads the pub’s sign. An Adelaide pub posted a hilarious response to Jenny on its roadside sign. “From all Steves.” Mackay and Whitsunday Life have been inundated with “dozens” of messages since the full-page notice was printed on page four. “We don’t know who Steve is, but he was obviously very, very bad,” a spokesman for the newspaper said. “We won’t reveal any details about Jenny.” But the last part of Jenny’s revenge seems to have been unsuccessful. A scorned girlfriend bought an ad to dump her cheating ex-boyfriend in a local paper. “We did not charge the credit card in question,” said the Mackay and Whitsunday Life spokesman. The paper’s sales manager Mike McCann told the Today Show on Saturday that he stopped charging the credit card he provided because it technically could have been card fraud. However, he was urging Steve to show up and “cover” the bill. Mr McCann said staff at the paper thought the ad was “just crazy” and the response since has been amazing. Jenny’s actions were met with praise from a legion of new fans. “Jenny looks like someone I want to be friends with,” one person said. “Not all heroines wear capes. Jenny is my new favorite person,” said another. “Couldn’t love it more if I tried it LOL… Well done Jenny,” said another amused commenter. Audience members were not so kind to Steve. “Never trust a Steve,” said one, while another said they “would have charged the card.” “Everyone who knows a Steve and Jenny is suddenly sitting up and taking notice,” another person joked. But not everyone was convinced. Some claimed that Jenny and Steve didn’t exist at all and the ad was a clever marketing tactic. “This has PR stunt written all over it,” wrote one user. “Good way to get more likes and readers on your page,” said another.
