Stalking on LinkedIn

Recently connected with some IB recruiters in my city as a hedge against COVID in my industry and within a few days my profile started getting 10+ "investment banking analyst viewed my profile" messages. Checked out the banks and none of them have postings even on their own website. Keep in mind, I am a consultant with minimal IB contacts.

How often do people look up potential candidates on LinkedIn when there is no job posted? Maybe they just add you to a list or something in case an analyst drops?

Don't want to send my resume to these recruiters because I have heard horror stories about at least one of these recruiters as well as the firm in general.

TL:DR why would you look up a candidate on LinkedIn if there was no job opening?

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