XML parser generating an '@' prefix before each parsed element

I am facing two issues when reading an XML message form a queue and parsing it using an XML parser:

1. First issue: it is prefixing each data element with '@ ’ symbol.
2. Second issue: I am losing the JMSMessageID . I understand that I can use the Binaryto Document snap as an alternative to keep the JMSMessageID and save the JMSMessageID in a variable or parameter for later use and then attempt to use the XML parser again on the $content but I am always ending up with the ‘@’ prefix when I try to XML parse it again