One thing for sure is that the bank will want to know the specific reasons for the removal request as the next-to-kin. A death claim application letter for a bank is basically a letter to the bank stating that the account holder has been deceased.Notify Bank of America. We'll ask you for the deceased customer's full legal name and Social Security number to identify their accounts. Administration is the process where the Surrogate's Court officially gives out Letters of Administration to a qualified distributee (heir) of the Decedent. This document provides instructions for a scam known as the "Next of Kin" or "N. The next of kin will not have any access to the money on a deceased person's account unless that person is a Joint owner of the account with a right to survive. The bank will insist on Letters even if you have a Death Certificate, even if you have a Will, and even when the Will says you are the executor. Next of Kin does not inherit: Simply being named as a Next of Kin on a bank account does not entitle that person to inherit the account's funds. For example, are you a joint owner of the account?