$mailer = JFactory::getMailer();
        $config = JFactory::getConfig();
        $sender = array(
                    $config->getValue( 'config.mailfrom' ),
                    $config->getValue( 'config.fromname' ) );
        $mailer->setSender($sender);
        $recipient = "[email protected]";

        $mailer->addRecipient($recipient);

        $body   = "Your body string\nin double quotes if you want to parse the \nnewlines etc";
        $mailer->setSubject('Your subject string');
        $mailer->setBody($body);
        $send = $mailer->Send();
        if ( $send !== true ) {
            echo 'Error sending email: ' . $send->message;
        } else {
            echo 'Mail sent';
        }