[QUOTE=FarFarAway;3591015]I have come back to perusing CL ads after a pause, and I see lots these days that have regular text, interspersed with digits that are presumably a phone number they expect you to text to, rather than using CL Mail. I have thought that all of these were likely clickbait, just trying to get you to text to them so they can bombard you back w / ads. I have on some occasions searched for those numbers and never found anything useful about them. I'd like to know what other's experiences have been with them. Any other pointers on how to tell fake from real ads? I can tell there are some real ones on there. I've made contact recently. But of course there are many obvious scams.[/QUOTE]Some are click bait and they will send you ads, others are legit. For me, it has just been trial and error. Don't give up, two of my favorites have come from Craigslist ads and they were even using other girls' photos. It makes sense: stay low key on Craigslist, use another girls photo in case you get in trouble or recognized. Sometimes you find the diamond in the rough. Sometimes you find a woman that looks like she could eat the girl in her photos. *Shrug*.
