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Another one to add to the beware list - Eygpt!

This has to be the leading Country for day to day scams.

The local's involved in tourism are scammers and the Tourist Police who see the scammers making money request that they be paid too.

Most common word in Eygpt - Backshish - Give me Money!

A common occurence at Giza is for a Camel owner to offer a free photo of his camel and then entice you sit on the camel and he'll take another photo - next thing you know you end up 3 miles away in the desert (behind the Pyramids) with the Camel owner insisting you pay him a fair amount of money otherwise you have to walk back!

Another one is a Pyramid / Temple Security Guard telling you to step away from the crowds and take a photo of something special only for him to ask for money. If you don't pay he'll take your camera away and hand it into his superiors (with the evidence plain to see). If you have a $5,000 camera something you want to avoid.

Other than the scams, Egypt is up there on the to do list!