Using a fake profile is against the linkedin TOS and will get your account removed/banned.
I know this. and I am following this TOS. My profile is not fake.
Not to mention that I would be surprised if the majority of your connections are fake.
do you have any tool to verify that? I would like to see that too. most of people added me by themselves. I don't think they are fake. but I don't mind verifying it.
Edit: I went ahead and searched for a tool to verify linkedin connection. I was looking for an automatic tool like TwitterAudit. couldn't find any. but got this blog post:
https://touch4it.com/blog/fake-linkedin-profileI used google search. if you/anyone know a tool please let me know.