In a message to Iran International, a citizen reported blackmailing the families of Pashafoya Prison inmates with the promise of releasing their children and said that people are using the families' personal information to contact them and ask for money in exchange for the prisoners' release. This citizen, whose son is imprisoned in Pashafoya prison, said that he was called many times from different numbers and promised to release his son. He added that although he paid the money, his son was not released and after following up, he realized that these calls were made by some of the prison staff. He also said he contacted the families of other inmates and they also confirmed similar experiences. According to this citizen, the callers use the personal information recorded on the prison forms to contact the families and take money from them while making baseless promises to release the prisoners.

In a message to Iran International, a citizen reported blackmailing the families of Pashafoya Prison inmates with the promise of releasing their children and said that people are using the families' personal information to contact them and ask for money in exchange for the prisoners' release. This citizen, whose son is imprisoned in Pashafoya prison, said that he was called many times from different numbers and promised to release his son. He added that although he paid the money, his son was not released and after following up, he realized that these calls were made by some of the prison staff. He also said he contacted the families of other inmates and they also confirmed similar experiences. According to this citizen, the callers use the personal information recorded on the prison forms to contact the families and take money from them while making baseless promises to release the prisoners.