Orfi Blackmail
Scams - Orfi Blackmail
In recent years as women have become more independent, Luxor has been a magnet for those looking for something extra in their lives. Some would term them sex tourists but this is too simple a definition as most of looking for a relationship and few are seeking short-term gratification.
Many of these women are married in their home countries, but have chosen to live in Luxor either on a full-time or part-time basis. Technically the women are guilty of adultery but due to Egyptian laws where it is illegal for a woman to live with an Egyptian man without entering a marriage, some have also entered into orfi marriages.
Orfi simply means ‘common law’ and orfi marriages are contracts saying that the couple are forming a relationship. Some of these are registered at the court to give them more legal standing. However, orfi marriages are not recognised outside of Egypt and unless the marriage has been registered in Cairo then it is still a simple contract and not a marriage in its accepted sense.
This does not stop some of Luxor’s more undesirable ex-pat characters trying to blackmail these women by saying that unless they comply with their demands they will be reported to the police and deported. Without knowledge of the law, this can be extremely worrying and has led some women to almost desperate measures to hold on to the lives they have built in Luxor. Not only is such blackmail reprehensible it is also rubbish and merely a scam to extract money or for the blackmailer to get his own way.
Some blackmailers have even followed through with their threats and have gone to the police to try and get people deported. They pretend innocence and say that they are only going to the police to protect people. Seldom do they tell the police that they are in fact blackmailers. The police ignore them. They are not nearly naïve enough to believe that the complainer is there for altruistic reasons and naturally question his motives.
For someone who already has a husband in another country, adultery may be morally wrong, but orfi marriages do not constitute bigamy. However, for women, two orfi marriages cannot legally be entered into at the same time.
Adultery is a sin, blackmail is a crime.
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