YouTube street magician and society do-gooder, Magic of Rahat, gained internet stardom when he helped a homeless man, who was down on his luck, find hope.
It all started with him giving this man a ‘winning’ lottery ticket. Rahat had secretly set it all up, giving the store clerk $1,000 to use as the prize money.
Eric, the homeless man, was so overwhelmed that he tried to share the prize money.
This prompted a huge response from the internet reaching 15.8 million views in less than two months. The awesome people of the internet were so touched by Eric’s selfless personality that they didn’t stop there. They raised $44,000 through a crowdfunding effort. Rahat used the money to put Eric up in a rented house for a whole year and set up a savings account for him. You go internet, you go.
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Eric ‘wins’ the lottery
Source(s): MagicofRahat, Allrounder