Missing Plug-in on Preview

I receive the Missing Plug-In message when I drag a PDF file from the desktop into the Mail icon in the dock; however when I create a new message first, then drag in the PDF file to the body of the message, it works fine.
I am also now receiving the Missing Plug-In message when I forward an email which contains a PDF file. The forwarded message does not contain the file, but only the Missing Plug-In words in the body of the message.
What could be causing this?

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