HSBC hit by email spammer?

I just received this in my Gmail account:

Good day,My name is Maria Norwood;I work with the Total Quest Services,a consulting Firm in London,UK. We are conducting a standard process investigation involving a client who shares the samename with you andalso the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at HSBCBank Plc.The HSBC Private Banking client died intestate and nominated no next of kin toinherit the title over the investments made with HSBC Bank Plc.The essence of thiscommunication with you is to request that you provide us information on three issues:1-Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, whose last known contactaddress was Madrid, Spain?2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person at the HSBCBank Plc.?3-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status of next of kinto the deceased?It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this personalitythat we may put an end to this communication with you and our inquiries surrounding thispersonality.You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more detailedinformation at this point. PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO MY PRIVATE AND DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS;mrs.mariawood@gmail.com as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to close thisinvestigation.Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.Yours sincerely,Maria NorwoodTotal Quest ServicesFor: HSBC Private Clients.This is a confidential message from Total Quest Services

Something smells fishy.