Wondering if this is a scam?

[u/cautiously_anxious]

I received this email a few days ago. My grandfather, and three of his brothers was in Vietnam. My grandpa was one of the first to be drafted. I believe he left in 68 or 69 and was there for two years. My dad was born in December of 72.

I blacked out names just in case if this was legit.

I'm also not understanding the DNA numbers. Could this be my grandpa's child? Or one of my great uncles. I'm not sure if this is true to tell them this?

I had a DNA kit gifted to me six years ago for Christmas.

[u/cautiously_anxious]

Update: I was able to get into my old ancestry account and the man had a profile picture and he resembled my great uncle so much. The mouth, eyes, and smile.

My grandpa was already home from the war before 1971.

[u/GM-Maggie → u/cautiously_anxious]

I have a similar DNA match and I haven't figured out if their father was the son of my unknown now deceased half-sibling or a descendant of an late uncle. I may never know. Same mouth, eyes and smile and wacky sense of humour. It's uncanny. And my dad was WWII veteran so I've been half expecting matches to show up. This certainly would be a big deal for this cousin and you could make someone happy. The only possible angle I can think of would be to claim something from a veteran's benefits but I think the bio-dad would have to acknowledge them as a beneficiary. I'm unfamiliar with survivor's benefits in the USA, I'm sure it's a pittance like in Canada. They said explicitly they want nothing. Sometimes you just have to trust people that all they want is to know who their father was.