This is so incredibly unethical behaviour on so many levels. I've seen the "let's keep them listed as sponsors"-practice before, but never came across fake speaker line ups. Or so I thought. Gross.
Imagine a tech conference having no CFP, as they reach out to speakers directly. They successfully attract some of the most heavy hitter men speakers in tech, and 3 women speakers.
Now imagine my surprise that 2 of those women are FAKE profiles.
They do not exist.
Nada.