I have said this many times before, but it bears repeating: even if the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) is a refuted opening, it will still take some effort by Black to convert the win - starting with playing attention to what is going on. Otherwise, the exhuberant thought "This game will be over quickly!" will have a different outcome than the defender expects.
Wall,Bill - NN,
lichess.org, 2020
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
Sometimes the simplest answer is the best: 6...Bxd4.
7.dxe5 Bxe5 
Instead of this move, the computers recommend 7...Bb4+, followed by a retreat to e7 or f8, but not this: 8.c3 Ba5 9.Qd5+ Ke8 10.Qxa5 1-0 Wall, Bill - Guest1227654, PlayChess.com, 2017. 
Bill has over 20 wins, and no losses, against the text move.
8.Qd5+
Yes, Bill has played 8.Qh5+, too.
8...Kf6 9.f4 c6
When in doubt, attack the enemy Queen.
Recently: 9...Bd6 10.Qg5+ Kf7 11.Qxd8 1-0, Wall, Bill - NN, lichess.org, 2020
Probably development with 9...Ne7 was best.
10.fxe5+
Better than the capture with the Queen. It opens the f-file for White's Rook (after 0-0) and restrains Black's d-pawn.
10...Kg6 11.Qd6+ Kf7 12.O-O+ Ke8 13.Qf8 checkmate
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