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A homeless man in New York has the trust paid in him by a woman who gave him her credit card. Jay Valentine, 32, was standing on a Manhattan street asking for change when Merrie Harris, 45, him her Platinum AmEx card. Onlookers were to see the woman hand it over and walk off. Valentine said he bought , body wash, a pack of cigarettes and bottled water, all about $25. A short time later, he went back to the restaurant where Ms Harris was eating to the card to her. For his , he was awarded the title of Most Honest Homeless Man in the City. Valentine also received an from a New York-based airline to to be a flight attendant and $5,000 from an anonymous Texan.

Ms Harris, an advertising executive, was also for her act of and trust. She told reporters she never Mr Valentine would do anything dishonest with her card, saying: "What he did was no to me.” She asked: “Are we only to trust people we know?” Valentine said he never thought about abusing Harris’ trust in him: "I wasn't at all. She trusted me, and I didn't want to that trust," he said. He added: "It a good example that people in need – like me - can and should be trusted." What is now in question is the security of the store Valentine shopped in. Staff obviously did not check his or look at the photo id on the AmEx card.