A 25-year-old Georgia woman has been dubbed the "world's dumbest criminal" after she allegedly used a customer's debit card info to pay off $400 in probation fees. She did this -- wait for it -- while working the drive-thru at Whataburger.
From the Senoia Police:
On January 31, 2025 Ms. Sumpter, while working at Whataburger in Newnan, Georgia, is alleged to have stolen the debit card information from a customer in the drive-thru. After which she used the stolen card information to pay her probation fines and fees with the Coweta County State Court Probation Office. Ms. Sumpter was on probation from a previous charge of Poss. Of Marijuana (Misd).
Aleefa Sumpter can apparently only think about 10 minutes into the future, and forgot that people actually check their bank accounts from time to time.
Her brilliant scheme unraveled when the unsuspecting Whataburger patron noticed the unauthorized charge on his statement, prompting a call to the Coweta County State Court Probation Office and a swift police report.
Answer: Very dumb ... the world's dumbest, they say!
The county was able to trace the purchase back to Sumpter and the victim was able to identify her when they put her in a lineup.
Sumpter had fled the state, as she faced felony charges of identity theft and financial transaction card fraud -- much worse than that original drug charge she paid off with her customer's debit card.
However, she has since turned herself in:
Captian Jason Ercole of the Senoia Police Department claims Sumpter "made a mistake," but "isn't a bad person."
You might not think she's a bad person, but she is the world's dumbest criminal.
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