In the W seeking M section of Craigslist  Casual Encounters there are now many posts that look provider ads. This section on Backpage now gets these ads after the shutdown of the adult section. Anyone responded to any of them or know anything about this? I hate to respond to any if this is some phishing thing. Post or PM are fine.

So, my educated guess is that they are as legit as the old BP ads, which is to say it's a bit of a crapshoot.