Specific Email notification Prob!

So, I've read on here people who have the unread email notification problem and I don't think it is the same as my issue so here goes......
I have a 8900 curve that was a replacement and during the backup/switching process I may have gotten incoming Emails (even though the wireless was turned off as suggested during the backup process). Now after there are 3 new email messages message but I don't see them anywhere. I called my carrier and got absolutely NOWHERE. Can anyone tell me how to retrieve the emails?

Did you actually checked the saved messages folder?

Or, did you "mark prior opened" in the inbox?

yeah, did that on the phone with the carrier rep. Any other possible ideas on this?

This might be a dumb question but, did you pull the battery while the phone is on
to see if they go away?