Error saying "There was an error opening this document, the filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is correct"

At my work we uses Macs to prepare PDF’s and the create folders to archive and print them. Other areas of work use PC’s to review these PDF. When they go to review these folders there is a small black dot which appears under random characters in the folder name and when they try and open the file an error message saying “There was an error opening this document, the filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is correct”. On the PC they can delete the name and rename the folder and the error disappears. If anyone can shed some light on this it would be greatly appreciated.  If I was to have a guess I think its most likely an error with character recognition between the MAC and PC.  Any help would be great , thank you 

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