Every girl I have talked to on craiglist is either a bot or scammer.
They weren't girls.
I have no idea how it is these days, but I swear MOST of the sex I've had in my life came from Craigslist hookups. It was just too easy, like shooting fish in a barrel once you got the hang of how things work. Most of the women I met on there, including my wife, say the reason they replied to me was my grammar and punctuation. I was polite, masculine, definitive, without directly saying so I would suggest that I wasn't exactly
looking for sex, I would ask them questions about them as opposed to blab about myself (but make it clear I have my own place, a nice car, a good job, etc..), and then follow up with conversation about their interests, etc.. Usually that was all it took, because majority of responses they get are nothing but "yo wut up girl u fine" accompanied by a pathetic dick pic.
The trick of the trade: Gravitate towards "strictly platonic". Real women almost never post in casual encounters for obvious reasons, however, posting in SP makes them feel A- more secure and B- less like a whore. They're not fooling anyone, if a chick posts on Craigslist personals in ANY capacity, they're fucking horny. They usually "just want to meet new people around town", which is fine, you can totally meet me and decide to fuck me by the end of the night. Has happened several times, including the hands-down hottest specimen I have EVER stuck my penis inside of. It was also my first time trying anal. Life hack to end all life hacks. :D