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Egypt scam report: what visitors report, by type and place

We read 167 public Reddit threads about travel in Egypt, with 3,445 comments. We found 97 first-hand scam reports from visitors, from 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2026.

Last checked · Source: Reddit

  • The most common report is about taxi and ride-hail fares: 32 of 97 reports (33%). 25 of them are about a ride-hail app such as Uber or inDrive. The driver asks for cash above the app price, asks the rider to cancel and pay off the app, or adds a false fee.
  • Second is a shop visit for papyrus, perfume, alabaster or similar goods: 15 reports.
  • Cairo has 21 reports, and 9 of them are at Cairo airport. Luxor has 11. The Giza pyramids plateau has 7. 41 reports do not name a place.
  • At the Giza pyramids, the most common report is a camel, horse or carriage ride with a price that changes: 3 of 7.
  • In 28 reports (29%), the visitor paid. In 31 reports (32%), the visitor did not pay. The other reports do not say.

Reports by type of scam

Each report has one main type. A visitor who describes two different tricks gives two reports.

Egypt scam reports by type Number of first-hand reports
  1. Taxi, ride-hail or driver fare 32
  2. Shop visit: papyrus, perfume, alabaster or similar 15
  3. Tour, guide or hotel booking 10
  4. Camel, horse or carriage ride: the price changes 9
  5. Wrong change, currency trick or added bill items 9
  6. Fake visa site or airport fee 5
  7. Friendly stranger who leads you to a sale 4
  8. “Free” gift, then a demand for money 3
  9. Fake ticket seller, guard or official 3
  10. Tip demand for help you did not ask for 3
  11. “It is closed, come with me” 2
  12. Photo or closed area, then a demand for money 2

97 first-hand reports in public Reddit threads, 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2026. Self-reported, not a full count. Chart: pyramidsofgizatours.com/statistics/egypt-scams/

Reports by place

The place is the most specific place in the report. Some visitors do not say where the trick happened.

Egypt scam reports by place Number of first-hand reports
  1. Place not given 41
  2. Other places in Cairo 12
  3. Luxor 11
  4. Cairo airport 9
  5. Giza pyramids plateau 7
  6. Aswan 5
  7. Hurghada 3
  8. Other places in Egypt 3
  9. Egyptian Museum or Grand Egyptian Museum 2
  10. Alexandria 1
  11. Nile cruise 1
  12. Online, before the trip 1
  13. Saqqara and Dahshur 1

97 first-hand reports in public Reddit threads, 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2026. Self-reported, not a full count. Chart: pyramidsofgizatours.com/statistics/egypt-scams/

At the Giza pyramids

7 reports are about the Giza pyramids plateau. Our guide Egypt scams at the pyramids explains each trick and what to do.

Scam reports at the Giza pyramids, by type Number of first-hand reports
  1. Camel, horse or carriage ride: the price changes 3
  2. Fake ticket seller, guard or official 2
  3. Tip demand for help you did not ask for 1
  4. Tour, guide or hotel booking 1

97 first-hand reports in public Reddit threads, 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2026. Self-reported, not a full count. Chart: pyramidsofgizatours.com/statistics/egypt-scams/

All data

First-hand scam reports by type and outcome
Type of scamReportsShare
Taxi, ride-hail or driver fare3233%
Shop visit: papyrus, perfume, alabaster or similar1515%
Tour, guide or hotel booking1010%
Camel, horse or carriage ride: the price changes99%
Wrong change, currency trick or added bill items99%
Fake visa site or airport fee55%
Friendly stranger who leads you to a sale44%
“Free” gift, then a demand for money33%
Fake ticket seller, guard or official33%
Tip demand for help you did not ask for33%
“It is closed, come with me”22%
Photo or closed area, then a demand for money22%

The CSV file has one row for each report: the thread date, the subreddit, the type, the place, the outcome and the thread link.

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The 47 source threads
  1. r/Egypt ,
  2. r/Egypt ,
  3. r/solotravel ,
  4. r/EgyptTravelTips ,
  5. r/travel ,
  6. r/travel ,
  7. r/travel ,
  8. r/EgyptTravelTips ,
  9. r/Egypt ,
  10. r/travel ,
  11. r/travel ,
  12. r/EgyptTravelTips ,
  13. r/travel ,
  14. r/solotravel ,
  15. r/EgyptTravelTips ,
  16. r/travel ,
  17. r/travel ,
  18. r/travel ,
  19. r/travel ,
  20. r/travel ,
  21. r/travel ,
  22. r/travel ,
  23. r/travel ,
  24. r/travel ,
  25. r/Egypt ,
  26. r/travel ,
  27. r/SoloTravel_India ,
  28. r/travel ,
  29. r/travel ,
  30. r/travel ,
  31. r/Egypt ,
  32. r/EgyptTravelTips ,
  33. r/travel ,
  34. r/solotravel ,
  35. r/EgyptTravelTips ,
  36. r/EgyptTravelTips ,
  37. r/travel ,
  38. r/travel ,
  39. r/travel ,
  40. r/askegypt ,
  41. r/travel ,
  42. r/askegypt ,
  43. r/Egypt ,
  44. r/travel ,
  45. r/travel ,
  46. r/EgyptTravelTips ,
  47. r/travel ,

Method and limits

  • We searched Reddit with 106 searches in travel and Egypt subreddits, for example r/EgyptTravelTips, r/Egypt, r/askegypt, r/travel and r/solotravel. We kept threads from 3 November 2025 to 2 November 2026 that mention a scam, a hustle or a price trick.
  • We read each post and all the comments that Reddit returned. A report is one person's own account of one scam or scam attempt. It counts if the person paid or did not pay.
  • We did not count general warnings, stories from other people, trips before 2025, or pushy selling without a trick.
  • These are self-reported stories. They are not a full count of scams in Egypt, and they do not show how often a scam happens to a visitor.
  • Reddit users are not a sample of all visitors. We read only posts and comments in English.
  • Each report has one main type and one place. Some reports fit two types. We checked each report a second time and removed 10 that did not match these rules.

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