A 54-year-old man named Rafael Ramos attempted to withdraw $4,300 from PAUL SIMON’S bank account at a Citibank branch in New York City on Wednesday.

The man was posing AS Paul and according to the “New York Post”, he had Paul’s bank account number, Social Security number, a forged driver’s license and a credit card in Paul’s name. 

But there was a problem:  Ramos looks nothing like Paul Simon.  He’s 6-foot-1, and Paul is a tiny 5-foot-3.  Also, Paul is now 68 years old – 14 years older than Ramos.

So the teller did not believe that Ramos was Paul, and refused to process his request.  At that point, Ramos fled the bank.

He was picked up by police a short time later, and charged with attempted larceny.  The cops then took him to the hospital because he told them that he was, quote, “depressed.”

So-called “sources” tell the “Post” that Paul told the cops he doesn’t know Ramos.  (Unfortunately, a picture of Ramos has yet to be released.)