There is a legitimate use for "walking NPCs" to make the world feel alive (e.g., traffic or pedestrians). Fake Players are specifically designed to fool the FiveM master server list into thinking an NPC is a real connected player.
: The developers of FiveM (Cfx.re) have a strict stance against "faking" player counts to manipulate the master list. If caught, your server can be permanently blacklisted , meaning it will never appear on the public browser again. Fake Players Fivem
You’ve joined a server with "245 players online," but the city feels like a ghost town. Are you dealing with fakes? Here is a checklist. There is a legitimate use for "walking NPCs"
Faking player counts is a violation of Cfx.re Terms of Service. Servers caught doing this risk being blacklisted or permanently removed from the master list. If caught, your server can be permanently blacklisted