And yes, dating sites use bots for their own purposes, largely to push you to pay for premium features. Some attractive looking, but totally fake, bot profiles say that they will only accept messages from paid users. Other bots will like your profile, send you short messages, or say that they want to meet you.

Do online dating sites use fake profiles?

People make fake dating profiles for several different reasons. Sometimes its because of their own insecurities. Most users feel slightly awkward when joining online dating services. Dating profiles are riddled with bots trying to steal your information or trick you into downloading malicious software.