I just got this email. Can someone translate?

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ehr geehrte Damen und Herren, das herunterladen von Filmen, Software und MP3s ist illegal und somit Strafbar. Wir möchten Ihnen hiermit vorab mitteilen, dass Ihr Rechner unter der IP 194.167.234.87 erfasst wurde. Der Inhalt Ihres Rechner wurde als Beweismittel sichergestellt und es wird ein Ermittlungsverfahren gegen Sie eingleitet. Die Strafanzeige und die Möglichkeit zur Stellungnahme wird Ihnen in den nächsten Tagen schriftlich zugestellt. Die von uns gesammelten Daten unter dem Aktenzeichen #44477 sind für Sie und ggf. Ihrem Anwalt beigefügt und einsehbar. Da wir negative Erfahrungen mit Mailbomben in der Vergangenheit gemacht haben, wurde die Herkunft dieser Mail verschleiert. Nähere Auskunft erteilt Ihnen die Kriminalpolizei Düsseldorf, Europa Sonderkommission "Internet Downloads" Rufnummer innerhalb Deutschland (0211) 870 - 0 oder (0211) 870 - 6868 Rufnummer außerhalb Deutschland (0049211) 870 - 0 oder (0049211) 870 - 6868 Hochachtungsvoll i.A. PK Mollbach

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Ladies honored honor and gentlemen, who download is by films, software and MP3s illegal and therefore punishable. We would like to announce with this beforehand to you that your computer was grasped under the IPS 194.167.234.87. The contents of your computer were guaranteed as an evidence and becomes it an investigative procedure against you eingleitet. The punishment notice and the possibility to the attitude is delivered you in the next days in writing. The data gathered by us under the acts sign #44477 are for you and where appropriate. Enclosed with your lawyer and available. Because we made negative experiences with mail bombs in the past, the origin became disguises this mail. Information would approach gives you the Kriminalpolizei Dusseldorf, Europe special commission "internet downloads" phone number within Germany (0211) 870 - 0 or (0211) 870 - 6868 phone numbers outside of Germany (0049211) 870 - 0 or (0049211) 870 - 6868 sincerely. PK minor stream

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Have you been downloading German porn illegally?

― Llahtuos Kcin (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

That's weird. It was sent to my hotmail address? WTF? You don't need a hotmail address for soulseek? I think its crap and a fake!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

The email address CERTAINLY does not look OFFICIAL or GERMAN!

I think its a mydoom virus. Hotmail blocked the attachments.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Because we made negative experiences with mail bombs in the past, the origin became disguises this mail

Yeah, right...

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Is 194.167.234.87 your IP address?

Anyway, don't take seriously anything that you get via email.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I dunno - perhaps a moderator could check my ip address from a ilx post i made from home?

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Stuff you're truly surprised that ILM members generally like...

The posts on this thread were made from my house? I dunno - I think it is a virus. Why else would hotmail block the attachment.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

The whole thing seems fishy to me.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Hotmail has permanently blocked the following potentially unsafe attachment(s): aktenz44477.txt.com (99 KB) More Info...

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Report it to MSN or someone dealing with abusive emails, then forget about it, 'cause it's clearly bullshit.

― nic saglow, Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=i.A.+PK+Mollbach&btnG=Google+Search

You are correct, Sir.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

it's w32/sober.c

― k (blue), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

What's that?

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32soberc.html

Will I have to run the virus cleaner - or because I opened the email at work - not bother?

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

did you open any attachement?

― k (blue), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Nope. Hotmail blocked it.

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

good. i don't think you have to run the virus cleaner. just delete the mail (from 'deleted items' as well).

― k (blue), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Thanks, K!

― Jimmy the Saint (Jimmy the Saint), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

my pleasure!

― k (blue), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I have gotten this e-mail a few times now (in a couple different languages!) as well.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

the funny side of the story: those number really exist!

― k (blue), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

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