32K raised after heartwarming homeless lotto prank
Posted Mar 12, 2014 7:33 am.
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A heartwarming viral video has helped a homeless man hit the jackpot.
A YouTube prankster posted a video over the weekend, where he arranged for a fake lottery ticket to win $1,000.
He gave the ticket, and the cash to a homeless man named Eric.
It was the man’s response that caught everyone’s attention: he wanted to share his winnings.
The National Post reports, a crowdsourcing account was set up in Eric’s name, and has quickly raised over $32,000.
The prankster, The Magic of Rahat, also put Eric up in a hotel and took him out for dinner afterwards.
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