App store got a updates for me, but its not my Apple ID

I bought a second hand MacBook Pro from a colleague of mine at work, he erased all the things he wanted to save to himself and I deleted is user name and created my own user name and became the new Admin. ive updated to the new operating system "Yosemite" and everything works great so far. I received an alert on the app store that an updaet is waiting for me, but for some reason the app store wants the password Username previous admin Even I deleted it from the computer users, another strange thing is that I connected with my user name and my password to the app store so how can it be that he asks for username and password that does not exist on this computer ?

Preparing a 2nd Hand Mac for use -
You need to erase the HDD, reinstall the version of OS X that shipped from the factory on the Mac and then set it up as new with your own Apple ID.
User Linc Davis explains how a new owner can prepare a 2nd hand Mac for their own use.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/25468326

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