Why are attachments in Apple Mail turning into code?

Dear Support Communities,
I'm running 10.6.8 on a macbook 4,1 (late 2008). I have had virtually no problems with receiving attachments until this week. In particular, it's happening with someone running 10.8.1. Even PDF files turn to code when I receive them, so they're useless.
Help is much appreciated!

I wanted to add that I'm using google mail imap server. The message listing didn't even indicate there was an attachment.
I just rebuilt the mailbox and at the moment that seems to have worked (although having read through another thread I'm a bit dubious of whether that will stick).

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