An IT issue caused Dundee City Council to inadvertently send out a string of automatic replies to residents on Thursday night.
Locals have been told to disregard the messages, which were sent in response to “old and existing e-mails” at about 8pm.
One local woman told The Courier that her mother had received 13 automatic reply e-mails in relation to everything from council tax to rent.
The local authority took to Twitter this morning to reassure Dundee residents.
A spokeswoman for the council said the issue has now been resolved and added: “There was a problem with the planned upgrade of our email system last night which resulted in auto-reply messages being sent out for old and existing emails.
“If anyone has any of these auto-reply messages in their email account please simply delete them.
“We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.”
Auto reply messages have been sent out in error for old and existing emails last night. If you have received any of these auto-reply messages in your email account this morning please simply delete them. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.
— Dundee City Council (@DundeeCouncil) April 6, 2018
