Originally Posted by
wunderk
That's exactly what happened to me on the early evening of January 3, 2015 at Cairo Airport Terminal 3 security check point, right before getting to the check-in area. .......
.. I hope travelers be prepared, especially solo ones, of such occurrences.
I'm not clear why you permitted this to happen. I'm pretty sure you'd kick up a fuss in Toronto if security officials tried to fleece you (OK - an unlikely situation there! but you know what i'm getting at).
You probably felt intimidated by the uniforms, but really you had nothing to fear in standing your ground: by allowing yourself to be parted from your cash you make it more likely that the low-level scamming of travellers will continue.