A jail inmate sending fake Anthrax letters from his jail cell? That’s pretty dumb. The only way it could be dumber is if he put his full name and inmate number on the letter. Oh wait…

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A prison inmate pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sending letters to the FBI and secret service that included bomb and anthrax threats — as well as his full name and inmate number.

Donald Ray Bilby, 30, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Trenton to one count of false information and hoaxes after he sent five letters demanding authorities deposit $20,000 in his county jail inmate account because he needed money for bail, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

“I think it’s fair to say we were not dealing with a great criminal mind here,” U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie said in a statement.

Bilby signed all the letters using his full name and inserted his inmate number beneath his signature. One letter to the FBI included demands for money, a piece of paper labeled “anthrax” and a white powdery substance that turned out to be harmless.

Well, now we know how he would up in jail in the first place. I’ve got 10 to 1 odds that he left his wallet with a bank teller at a bank robbery, 5 to 1 odds that he left his family portrait in a car he stole and 3 to 1 odds that he left his fingerprint, business card and DNA in a bag marked “For Police Only” after he burgarlized his own house.

And besides, anthrax…that’s so yesterday.