I have never used CL to buy or sell but what tipped you off that the inquiries were bogus?
Well Ditter, they rarely use the phone, mostly text or email, I tell them in my ads text and email won’t be answered. Second they offer you full price without asking any questions, Third they send you an E mail asking you to contact them on a quick link{click bait}.Lots of other clues but those are the main ones.
When you respond via CR, your email address is not shown to the potential buyer. In both cases, the buyer requested that I respond to his email address which he provided in the text of the message claiming that it was easier.
I then did a google search on the address which took me to a Craigs List page that posts warnings about such individuals and he was on there......