Apple id showing up as somebody elses on my iphone 4?

My i-phone 4 is still showing up as my old apple id and email address from last year, this has been changed since early 2013, my actual apple id is correct on my settings but I cannot get it to disappear and it will not let me do any updates as I cannot remember the password to get into it.

The apps you downloaded using your old ID will forever remain tied to that ID and when you want to update them, they will ask for the Apple ID you first used to download them.
Try to see if you can remember what the password was or try to reset your password at www.iforgot/appleid.com
If your iPhone 4 is on iOS 7 and you activated it using your old Apple ID, you will still need to enter that old Apple ID to reactivate your iPhone (for example after a restore of the iOS).  Therefore, I suggest you try to recover your old Apple ID even if you continue to only use the new one.

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