Man bets on Le Pen to win, tries to blame it on his teenage son
@Ladbrokes @haltonadam23 ladbrokes let my 13 year old son place a bet and will not refund. No social responsibility at all CC @theJeremyVine
— Colin Johnson (@Wollygogg) May 7, 2017
@theJeremyVine Jeremy I want to speak to your researchers about gambling websites taking bets from children and refusing to refund
— Colin Johnson (@Wollygogg) May 8, 2017
@Wollygogg @theJeremyVine Morning Colin.
— Rob Joyce (@RobJoyce156) May 8, 2017
@RobJoyce156 @theJeremyVine do you work for Jeremy? Can we speak on phone?
— Colin Johnson (@Wollygogg) May 8, 2017
@Wollygogg @theJeremyVine Yes but I'd like to know more about your predicament first please.
— Rob Joyce (@RobJoyce156) May 8, 2017
@RobJoyce156 @theJeremyVine my 13 year old son went on ladbrokes. My account was logged in and he put 500 on Le pen (thinking it was a joke)
— Colin Johnson (@Wollygogg) May 8, 2017
@Wollygogg @theJeremyVine Sorry Colin. I don't work for Jeremy Vine. My 13yo tweeted that as a joke.
— Rob Joyce (@RobJoyce156) May 8, 2017
Internet detectives quickly offered evidence.
@Wollygogg @theJeremyVine @Ladbrokes I'm concerned you placed a £500 bet, lost and are now fraudulently trying to recover your money. pic.twitter.com/5t5IIVKZtR
— Chris Hemmings (@Hemmch) May 8, 2017
Finally, a few words from Ladbrokes.
@Wollygogg @RobJoyce156 @theJeremyVine Colin, there is evidence that you were bragging about your bet on twitter earlier.
— Ladbrokes (@Quagslime) May 8, 2017
@Hemmch @Wollygogg @theJeremyVine @charlesarthur You have to admit it's fiendishly clever though, I bet @Ladbrokes' lawyers are hysterical
— Adam Banks (@adambanksdotcom) May 8, 2017
UPDATE: Turns out there wasn’t really a Colin and the whole thing was a hoax, which explains why the tweets didn’t get deleted.
