Can't open .png in CS5?

I come across this frequently with all files I receive. PS does not recognize format. I need to open in Mac preview and save as something else before I can use PS.

Interesting. Client sent me that .png logo, probably grabbed from the company website. Can't open as .png in either PS or Fireworks, but when I manually changed suffix to .jpg, no problem.
Either it never was a .png or something fishy is up.
As stated before, I get this almost all the time.
As a .jpg, PS is still not a listed option when I go to "open with" (that feature is another issue altogether).
If saved back as a PNG from within PS, I can open it again.

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