Can firms tell if you use fake accounts to do the tests?

I wanted to have a look at the McKinsey game and BCG and Bain tests so I applied on a fake account with a fake email address and a random CV template so I could do the tests. I didn't use a VPN for the actual applications but I used it for the BCG and Bain tests (McKinsey didn't load with a VPN). And now on my real account I'm being rejected from everywhere even though I've definitely passed the tests. I had thought my CV was decent (Oxbridge First Class, GS/JP/MS IB summer) so not sure if I'm being blacklisted. Can firms tell if you've done the tests on fake accounts?

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