| Since the first of the year, some international and domestic hotel have received extortion letters attributed to Al-Qaeda by the author; but determined as a low-credible threat from criminals attempting extortion as opposed to Al Qaeda. However, please use the increased number of threats to review your threat posture and protective posture and protective measures, and if necessary, make appropriate adjustments. If you receive threats similar to the example below, please report them to local law enforcement and the FBI, as well as Bill Schweigart, Commercial Facilities Sector, Department of Homeland Security. Bill.Schweigart@dhs.gov
Unfortunately the first link has expired and the second link is vague.
"My name is Abdulla Rahman,presently I am an Al-Qaeda agent incharge of explosive. I hope you heard of Marriott hotel bombing in Islamabad last year, we bomb Marriott because they refuse to negotiate with us. Other hotels on our list negotiated except them because they want to prove that they are stubborn and this is what we did to their hotel
(linkexpired) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4798209.ecehttp://www.securitymanagement.com/news/al-qaeda-suspected-marriot-hotel-blast-islamabad-004639. I just want to let you know your hotel is on the top list of the hotels that we are going to Bomb this year due to some nefarious activities going on in your hotel Your hotel is on the list both your contacts have been forwarded to my office for compilation. I am just waiting for go ahead orders from our deputy Operation Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. I am just an Al-Qaeda agent in charge of Hotel Bombings and the names on the list, but your hotel can escape this bombing. If you value your hotel and your customers, you can negotiating with me so that I will remove your hotel from our list before we publish it. This is the only way your hotel can escape this year's bombing and this will be possible as soon as you negotiate with me. So if you are ready to negotiate with us, reply this mail within 48 hours. Allah will have mercy on you for loosing your hotel. Need more information about Us, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda#Ideology. May Allah be with you. Dr. Rahman Abdulla Diretor of Nuclear Energy Al-Qaeda Sunni Islam Movement"
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