Capcom will sometimes create a 'fake player' to rent out your main Pawn so that you still earn Rift Crystals in case your main Pawn isn't getting hired by any real players.
If the player's name is grayed out when your main Pawn returns in the morning, you'll know that player wasn't real.
These fake players Capcom conjures from nothing can do everything a real player can... It'd be almost impossible to distinguish a real player from a fake one.
Capcom's official FAQ confirmed MrFoxer's findings that fake players are based on whether or not a main Pawn's online access setting is 'No One.'
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