Eric, the homeless man in our previous story here tried to share his win, a $1,000 cash payout from his fake lottery given to him by a famous YouTube prankster known as Magic of Rahat.

Some of Rahat's pranks featured on YouTube.

But what Rahat didn't expect was the response, first by the video going viral over the weekend and racking up over 13 million views. And then when he tried to get Eric set up with a $20,000 fund to help him back on his feet, this is what happened...

He set up a Fundly crowdsource account. And in a short time it quickly gained over 1,800 contributors and raised more than $32,000.

Business Insider reported that during a Reddit AMA, Rahat said that he also put Eric up in a hotel for a couple of weeks and taken him out to dinner.

It was a warming tale that exceeded everyone's expectations, and a tribute to the power of the internet. Here's the original video if you missed it:

Read more: Business Insider