Career Help and Advice

Maybe you should start with one basic question to clarify the nature of the position or something to see if they are legit before giving out your private info.

Also if you mention that you're careful about giving out personal information on an anonymous craigslist posting and a good employer might recognize that as a prudent quality in you.

Also you could put your past employment references on a separate sheet, saying that that to protect the privacy of your references, you only distribute them after making contact with a potential employer and not in rely to an anonymous posting.