Notify Bank of America. We'll ask you for the deceased customer's full legal name and Social Security number to identify their accounts.A payable on death (POD) designation means your bank account automatically transfers to a beneficiary upon the death of all account owners and co-owners. The beneficiary or beneficiaries must provide notarized letters of instruction in addition to the death certificate. Both joint account with right of. To close a bank account on behalf of someone who has passed away, you must have legal authority to manage the account. Next of Kin Letter is a document used to confirm who is the closes relative of the deceased that are still living. Also, if your name is written on a power of attorney document besides being named in the bank account as the next to kin. Next-of-kin or another contact's residential address or business address5. 50,000. Fill out a Request Pertaining to Military Records (Standard Form 180).