Help I keep getting SCAMMING emails!!!!

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On Friday I received this email from a Arthur Johnson with business proposal in the subject line. I am almost positive that this is a scam, however my questions are How did this person get my email address and I just noticed my email address is not listed in the To section so How was this person able to person send me an email if my email address was not listed in the To section. Has anyone ever received this email? How was this person able to email without my email address being listed? How do these scammers get email addresses? Please share your experiences. Thank Original Message From: Arthur Johnson arthurjohnson1@upmail.us To: arthur_johnson3@upmail.us Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:28 PM Subject: Business proposal MR.ARTHUR JOHNSON, HEAD OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT, OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC, OZUMBA MBADIWE AVENUE, VICTORIA-ISLAND, NIGERIA. EMAIL:ARTHURJOHNSON_HOD@YAHOO.CO.UK SUBJECT: BENEFICIARY SUM OF US$16,850,450.68MILLION I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR COOPERATION TO PRESENT YOU TO MY BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR RICHARD PETERSON, A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WITH NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION (NNPC): SO THAT THE SUM OF US$16,850,450.68MILLION WILL BE PAY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I AM THE HEAD OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT WITH OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC, MANDATED ME TO LOOK FOR ANY KNOWN RELATION OF MR RICHARD PETERSON FOR PAYMENT OF HIS ESTATE/FUNDS HE LEFT BEHIND WITH OUR BANK,SINCE, AFTER HIS DEATH 5/1/03,HOWEVER ALL MY EFFORTS TRACES ABORTIVE, THAT IS THE MAIN REASON I AM WRITING YOU THIS TO ASK FOR YOUR COOPEARATION FOR US TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, SINCE HE WAS A CITIZEN/NATIONALITY OF YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU ARE OF THE SAME COUNTRY. I ONLY HAVE TO APPROVE YOU, THIS FUND WILL BE PAY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY WE ARE TO SHARE THIS MONEY BETWEEN OURSELVES ( YOU AND I) IF YOU ARE REALY INTERESTED IN THIS OFFER YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:ARTHURJOHNSON_HOD@YAHOO.CO.UK FOR DETAIL OF THIS TRANSACTION AND PROCEDURE. PLS DO FORWARD ME YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, YOUR COMPANY NAME OR OCCUPATION THESE INFO ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. NOTE THAT THIS IS RISK FREE BUSINESS, THIS TRANSACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY THERE IS INTEREST FROM YOU. SINCERELY YOURS, MR.ARTHUR JOHNSON