Paddy Power catfishing 'wrong-number Steve' goes viral on Twitter
Paddy Power took its social media interaction to a whole new level after "catfishing" a man who thought he was talking to a woman he met the night before in "Dicey's" bar.
The cringe-worthy conversation makes you feel sorry for Steve
After exchanging numbers, Steve ended up with an incorrect one and as a result ended up calamitously texting a Paddy Power PR official.
The PR man later broadcast the chat through the Paddy Power Twitter account, which has over 400,000 followers, leading Steve to believe he was in fact talking to the woman from the night before.
Right, I've blocked out Steve's number because I'm sound that way. Help me out Twitter, what do I reply? pic.twitter.com/dysztl8Utf
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014
Here's my reply folks. I've decided to be feminine and also use a little bit of text speak. Now we wait. #PPTexts pic.twitter.com/AsuQqwGPEE — Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014STEVE'S TYPING! #PPTexts pic.twitter.com/bQ3ECEXTxM — Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014Alright. Cheeky Paddy and Soccer Saturday reference. Wink face, but just one kiss. Mind games. #PPTexts pic.twitter.com/YCAqCy4Yi9 — Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014Right, here's my set up. My question will be an Office quote. #PPTexts pic.twitter.com/LmeDXTbllB — Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014He's done it! He got the reference! Time to tell Steve the truth. #PPTexts pic.twitter.com/me8IrP3NZw — Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014
The cat's out of the bag. I really hope he takes this okay. #PPTexts pic.twitter.com/vGDC7HHVqL — Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014
Hang on, Steve's taken this pretty well! ALL HAIL STEVE! All round good guy. #PPTexts pic.twitter.com/pR716VZSaT — Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014
And sealed with a kiss. That's it from me and Steve tonight. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. #PPTexts pic.twitter.com/q2EWfnrTWi
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 9, 2014
Paddy Power has still to announce what Steve’s reward will be after the live-tweeting terror they put him through.
This comes after a number of controversial tweets from the bookmaker, such as its trolling of former Manchester United manager David Moyes.
However, the cheeky bookmaker says it is proud of its mischievous streak, with Paddy Power global marketing director, Christian Woolfenden, earlier this year telling the Drum: "We're disappointed if we don't get complaints."