Lots of UnRead mail (and I do mean LOTS)...?

Howdy,
I just fired up my iPhone mail client, and saw something of a surprise:
It shows that I have "2,147,483,645" unread messages.
Given that on a busy day, I receive fifteen or twenty, over Two Billion does seem excessive.
(I am not stretching this by the way, that number is just what displays.)
What might be going on here?
Sincere thanks,
Kenneth

Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for the speedy response, and it does seem that may be the right answer, but...
I believe that when I checked using the phone, I had my other (laptop) email client off. But after that launched it again.
Then, when I received your suggestion, I experimented further by closing the laptop client, and then checking the iPhone.
The spurious display was no longer visible.
In any case, can you say something more about this problem?
Assuming that you are correct in your diagnosis, where would that wild unread message number come from?
Sincere thanks again,
Kenneth

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