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. Lots of users create fake profiles to surf through their options before committing to an account.

Can you get in trouble for pretending to be someone else online?

Impersonating someone online can be a crime in California. PC 529 makes it a crime for a person to personate someone falsely and to either: do another act that might cause the person being impersonated to pay money or become liable in a court proceeding, or. receive some benefit by impersonating the other party.