Ugh ... someone's family I know is being taken to town on this whole Iranian currency scam. Some guy visited their workplace and talked them up about how when the sanctions are lifted that the value of the Rial will skyrocket... So far it sounds like they have been taken for at least $300... maybe more.
Every article I read points to a gross inflation that will occur making the currency less valuable.
Oh and if the sanction is not lifted at all... they don't get their money back. Doesn't sound scammy at all right?