To Lily - be wary of men in Hurghada

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Jul 13, 2010 at 21:19

Hi L:ily!

As you would know Hurghada is a resort city full of young Egyptian men and also unfortunately many of the young men are gigolos and others are just after a western woman to keep them in designer clothes and money. Although I must say it is a surprise that your Mohamed did treat you to a Nile Cruise or did he arrange it and you paid for both of you? For you to have stayed in the same cabin as him on the cruise you would have already gone through the process of an "Orfi" marriage which I imagine that you would have paid for as well.

Only time will tell if your man follows the ethos of Hurghada men involved in tourism. At 40 years of age Mohamed will have an Egyptian wife and children. He will not be divorced. Even though you were welcomed into the family home, the wife and children would have been hidden or the wife would have posed as his sister with the children being his nieces and nephews. The story that he had a relationship break up that has coincided with yours is a common way these men use to get at vulnerable women.

Please be very wary of this man particularly if he is a dive instructor and my advice is to run away very fast if you wish to keep your money. Sorry to put a dampener on your romance but I have seen this scenario acted out many, many times in Egypt particularly in Sharm, Hurghada and Luxor and the woman always comes off second best with no hope of reclaiming her money and a long time in reclaiming her dignity.

All the best.

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