SHAFTER, Calif. -- A Bakersfield woman wants to clear her name from a crime she did not commit.

Anna Greer, 27, is the victim of identity theft. That's apparently how her name was used by a suspect in a forgery case.

Greer has been cleared of the forgery charges, but her name is still on the case. And, she discovered that just by chance -- when she logged on to the computer system in the Kern County Superior Court building.

"I entered my name on the computer, and it pops up with a felony warrant," Greer told Eyewitness News on Friday. Court records on-line show two charges. A count of receiving stolen property and one of forgery. It shows the charges have been dismissed.

When Greer spotted the charges, there was an arrest warrant out for her. Shocked -- she went home. She didn't want to be arrested. That's when she started making calls, and was eventually told to go to the court in Shafter. She hoped to set the record straight.

Greer was given a letter by the judge. It says Greer "was not the person suspected of and charged with check forgery and receiving stolen property," and it states she was the victim of identity theft.

"An unknown female subject used Ms.Greer's identity when contacted by Kern County Sheriff deputies on July 12, 2008, and a subsequent investigation by deputies has found that the identification information provided was false and stolen," reads the letter.

It also states that the case has been dismissed, but Greer says it still may leave the impression that she has a criminal record.

"It's dismissed," she said, "I'm not being convicted of the crime any more, but I get to keep the charges under my name." Greer can't understand that, and she's upset.

Kern County deputy district attorney David Wolf handled the case, he said identity theft cases are tough.

"Unfortunately when a criminal uses somebody's name, that's an alias or AKA that criminal always has," Wolf told Eyewitness News.

Wolf said to catch the real suspect, all they have now is the name she used -- Anna Greer.

"We've got to have that link to the bad guy, otherwise then the bad guy can simply use the alias every time they want to get away with something."

Wolf said it appears the real suspect used Greer's ID to avoid criminal charges. That's the ID theft part of the case, on top of the original alleged crime.

"That case is about stolen checks, and that case is about forging the identity of people to try to get the money and get the checks cashed," Wolf said.

But, Greer wonders why the officers in the check-forging case didn't get the real ID from the suspect.

"Why didn't they take a picture? Why weren't there finger-prints taken? If this person is already forging things -- she's obviously a liar," Greer asserts.

But, Wolf said it wasn't that simple.

"It wasn't until after the contact was made, a day or days later, that (the officers) found out there was in fact a crime, that they were able to put two and two together and link it backwards to the activity."

Wolf said Greer was mailed a certified copy of a court order that clears her from the forgery and stolen check case, and she needs to mail that -- along with a form -- to state officials.

"The Department of Justice will put it into the rap sheet that this Anna Greer, with this date of birth, isn't the person in this that's on the warrant, and it is the other person," Wolf said.

But, Greer worries her name will show up. She thinks it could affect her ability to get hired. She's a student, hoping to get credentials to work with children.

"I work with vulnerable people, children and people with mental disabilities," Greer said. "who's going to want someone with forgery and receiving stolen property working with vulnerable people."

Wolf said the system is not perfect, but hopefully Greer won't suffer any more because of the crimes she's been the victim of. He also said identity theft is a very fast-growing crime, affecting up to one in four Americans.

The DA said everyone should take steps to protect themselves, and to keep an eye out for any signs their identity has been stolen.

Greer said there are a couple possible times her ID could have been stolen. Her purse was stolen in 2008, and she was also notified her medical records were among those stolen from Kern Medical Center in 2008.

She's not satisfied with how the original stolen check case was handled and investigated, and she's still very frustrated at becoming the victim of the next crime -- her ID being used by the real suspect. Greer worries about what could still happen to her.

"It's scary," Greer said. "I'm still not sure how it's going to affect me. I'm working with what I have."