Man busted for using Jack Nicholson fake ID

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A famous portrait of Jack Nicholson adorns a fake ID with the name Joao Pedro dos Santos, a fake ID used by Brazilian Ricardo Sergio Freire de Barros to open a fraudulent bank account. Needless to say, the man was caught by police.

Ricardo Sergio Freire de Barros, a 41-year-old man from Brazil, was arrested after he presented a fake ID bearing a photo of Jack Nicholson, the Oscar-winning actor, while trying to open a bank account in the Brazilian city of Recife.

The Nicholson photo that Barros selected couldn’t have been more obvious. It's a famous portrait taken by renowned celeb photographer Martin Schoeller which has been published in several magazines, and exhibited in museums worldwide.

-- Msnbc.com wire services contributed to this blog post

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There are only two people in your life that you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

-Jack Nicholson

    Reply#1 - Thu Mar 1, 2012 9:04 AM EST

    Um, wow...could he be more dumb?

      Reply#2 - Thu Mar 1, 2012 10:30 AM EST

      He should have responded------ Whaaat seeems ta bee the freeeking problem officer ? insted of me no sabe, me no speekie to mouishe englesss, well better luck next time peppi. PS.try the tunnel.

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