Lots of scammers in Egypt. Lots of nice people too, but the ones approaching you on the street near tourist areas are 99% trying to scam you for something.
I stay in the resort, Hurghada town is a fucking nightmare , people tying to sell you shit all the time
My wife went with her friend a few years ago and they went in a shop mooching about, the guys in the sho pulled a rug down so they couldnt find their way out
My wife just said "wheres the fucking door" and they let them out.
May go to the chemist in the shopping mall for some bits