A new email in circulation is a 419 scam with a UK flavor. Part of the approach seems to be to befuddle the victim with fancy talk. “We would be delighted to have you as the apparent heir of our late client hence, you share the same last name and could possibly be somewhere in his family tree. We have been mandated by his bankers to provide any of his family members to claim his lawful assets with the bank because it is legally incumbent on us to do so as the legal representatives to the deceased””]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2135593/new-419-scam–for-you-attention-.html