Scary app store problem! Wants me to sign into some stranger's gmail

I have app store and I am signed in under my only apple ID, that's fine, but I have an update to download and when I click on update, I get a message:
You have Updates available for other accounts
Sign in to "strangers_account" @ gmail.com to update applications for that account.
What the what?1? The actual gmail account cited in the message is a complete unknown, and I can't get any updates. Huh?

Hi,
Report this to MAS Customer Service here.
Next, install the v10.6.7 combo update available here.
Then restart your Mac. Try the Mac App Store. If that didn't help...
Quit the MAS if it's open.
Open a Finder window. Select MacintoshHD in the Sidebar on the left then open the Library folder then the Caches folder.
Move the com.apple.appstore and the com.apple.storeagent files to the Trash
From the same Library folder open the Preferences folder.
Move these files to the Trash: com.apple.appstore.plist and com.apple.storeagent.plist
Same Library folder open the Cookies folder. Move the com.apple.appstore.plist file from the Cookies folder to the Trash.
Relaunch the MAS. Try the update.
Carolyn
Message was edited by: Carolyn

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