I don't think this is from him. Even though we are distant relatives we don't have that kind of friendship that he would ask me for money. He lives in another state and I have only corresponded with him through email about genealogy.
Do you suggest I delete his contact and never reply again? I don't think I will be able to inform him about his email being hacked because I don't have a phone number or address.
I feel bad for him as he has explained in the past year that he is very old and his wife has illness. Hopefully he can find out about what has happened to his email account.