The Red Baron pizza employee who went viral this week after being harassed by Instagram pranksters on the job now has a GoFundMe that has raised more than four hundred thousand dollars. Walt Z, a Michigan father of four, didn’t go looking for any of this. He was stocking a freezer. As per a report shared by the New York Post, the content creators walked up and asked for the time, waited for him to pull out his phone, then triggered a fake Apple Pay chime and told him they’d just taken his money.“I just took $10,” the prankster says in the clip, holding the phone up and laughing.Walt wasn’t having it.“My life is hard enough as it is, okay? I don’t need this,” he shot back.The footage spread fast. So did the support. Laura Loomer weighed in on X, sharing her reaction to how the fundraising had grown for the Red Baron pizza employee. She also noted that AI company Higgsfield AI had thrown in thirty thousand dollars alone.“Almost $400,000 has now been raised,” shared Loomer.“A company called Higgsfield AI made a $30,000 donation to the Go Fund Me. I hope the employee is able to pay off his mortgage and take a nice vacation with his kids. I love stories like this,” she added.Red Baron worker tells pranksters he can’t pay his mortgage:Walt wasn’t letting them off easy. When the Instagrammer tried to play it down, he pushed back harder. “Bro, bro, it’s just a joke! It’s just a prank,” the content creator says in the clip. Walt had other thoughts.“I got kids at home that went to bed without me right now! I was supposed to be off an hour ago! I gotta wake up at 5 in the morning and do 10 more stores!” he shouts.The prankster kept the camera going while attempting to de-escalate. “I’m sorry, bro, chill. We’re just filming a video, it was just a joke—” he says, before Walt stepped forward and cut him off.“No, you don’t! You’re probably making money off of this! I can’t even pay my god-d*mn mortgage! And I got four kids at home! So not funny!” Walt says.The prankster managed one last “Alright, my bad, bro” before Walt ordered them away from him. The video cuts there. The pair uploaded the footage to their Instagram channel shortly after, then pulled it down and deactivated their account once the backlash came.Luke Oakenshield didn’t know Walt personally. He set up the GoFundMe anyway.“This fundraiser is about standing up for a working person who is busting their butt and should not have to fear losing stability because someone wanted content and clicks,” Oakenshield wrote.Walt was tracked down and told about the fundraiser. Oakenshield shared the update.“Walt Z out of Michigan sends a heartfelt thank you, and is absolutely blown away by how much people have cared over this,” he wrote.“They are requesting privacy, and GoFundMe is taking the lead in transferring all of this to him. You’re all Rockstars, and it shows,” he added.Red Baron’s parent company breaks silence on viral prankster video:The Red Baron story caught the attention of more than just everyday social media users. Andrew Kolvet, a spokesman for Turning Point USA, shared his take on X. “Love this. This is your feel good story of the day. Four kids. Working his tail off to take care of his family and do things the right way. Good for Red Baron for having their employee’s back,” shared Kolvet.Schwan’s Company, the Minnesota-based frozen-food manufacturer behind the Red Baron brand, also had something to say. A company spokesperson spoke to the New York Post directly, confirming the company already knew about the clip and had reached out to Walt. The spokesperson shared:“Following the incident, we connected directly with our team member to check on his well-being, and we continue to offer our support."