Friends and family still receiving emails from man who died last summer

Jack Froese suddenly died in June 2011 aged just 32 from a heart arrhythmia, leaving behind a number of grieving friends and family.

But five months after his death, some of those who were closest to him started receiving mysterious email's from his account mentioning private conversations they had had with him just before his death.

The family of the Pennsylvania man say no one had his account password and they don't believe it was hacked.

He was my right-hand man and best friend,' Mr Hart told the BBC.

Unexpectedly, months after his tragic death, Mr Hart was stunned to receive a message from his friend.

'One night in November, I was sitting on my couch, going through my emails on my phone and it popped up, 'sender: Jack Froese.'

Tim Hart, pictured, who was Jack's best friend for 17 years said he was stunned to receive a message from his friend in November

'I tued ghost white when I read it,' he told the BBC.

Mr Hart saaid that shortly before Jack's death, the two had a conversation in his attic, during which Jack teased him over the mess and dust in it.

'Just he and I up there. That's it,' Mr Hart said.

Mr Hart, left, pictured with best friend Jack, said that he saw the messages as a gift, even if they are a cruel prank

Jack's cousin Jimmy McGraw also said he received a posthumous email from him about an ankle injury that happened after his death.

The email read: 'Hey Jim, How you doing? I knew you were going to break your ankle, tried to wa you. Gotta be careful.'

Mr McGraw says he had broken his ankle a week before he received the email on the night of November 21.

'I'd like to say Jack sent it, just because I look at it as he's gone, but he's still trying to connect with me,' he said.

'Trying to tell me to move along, to feel better.'

Jack's cousin Jimmy McGraw said he received a posthumous email, pictured, about an ankle injury that happened after his death

Mr McGraw says he had broken his ankle a week before he received the email on the night of November 21

The email also included another message for a friend, whom 'Jack' said he 'couldn't get through to' because the 'email didn't work'.

The source of the emails remains a mystery for Jack's family and friends who say they have accepted them as a gift.

Mr Hart says: 'If somebody's joking around, I don't care because I take it whatever way I want.'

Mr Hart replied to the email but has not received a reply.