Error Message when trying to open PDF

I keep getting this msg:
Adobe Reader could not open 'auction2015.pdf' because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example, it was sent as an email attachment and wasn't correctly decoded).
I can't seem to open any attachments.

Firefox has its own built in PDF viewer, all bets are off. Well, it might work, but we don't know anything about it.
In in Safari, no - you must view the PDF - be looking at its pages to be able to save it.
You can also try a right click on the attachment, then a save - this often works and bypasses weirdness in the browser.

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