Masoud Molavi
Masoud Molavi Vardanjani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1987 |
| Died | 14 November 2019 (aged 32) |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Citizenship | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Islamic Azad University Tehran University |
Masoud Molavi Vardanjani (Persian: مسعود مولوی وردنجانی; 28 April 1987 – 14 November 2019) was an Iranian fraudster, who claimed to be an elite scientist; He had fabricated a PhD degree and title[1] from a non-existing university,[2] referring to himself as "Dr.Masoud Molavi"; and used this forged degree in his attempts of fraud later on.
Mohammad Jorjandi, has published multiple evidence regarding details of Molavi's fraud, forgery, and malicious activities, on his Telegram Channel[3] and website called "Webamooz"[4]; which conducts investigative journalism on fraud & cybercriminals. Molavi was eventually killed allegedly by Iranian intelligence in Istanbul, Turkey. It was claimed he was part of Iranian cyber defense program part of IRGC and Iranian defense ministry; later on, then turned into a critic of the government he had a Telegram channel titled "blackbox" which claimed to release documents about corruption in office of the supreme leader, current Iranian judicial system and Iranian armed forces.
Reuters had reported that Iranian diplomatic officers of Iranian consulate in Turkey helped assassinate him.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Academic life
He had a BS Bachelor of Science in construction engineering from Islamic Azad University Najaf Abad Branch and Artificial Intelligence and robotics from Tehran University.
Killing
According to Iran wire citing TRT journalist, Azari Jahromi, Iranian telecommunications minister had threatened him before he was killed.[11]
In 2020, an Iranian embassy in Ankara staff member was arrested in this assassination case.[12]
References
- ^ "Molavi's Forged Degree".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Molavi's Fraudulent Transcripts".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "وب آموز". Telegram. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ "وب آموز - محققان مستقل جرایم و کلاهبرداری های رایانه ای" (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ "Iran assassination in Istanbul latest regime murder abroad, say experts". Al Arabiya English. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Exclusive: Iranian diplomats instigated killing of dissident in Istanbul, Turkish officials say". Reuters. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ Tolliver, Sandy (2020-04-16). "Iran's 'Khashoggi': Where's the outrage over the death of Masoud Molavi Vardanjani?". The Hill. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "The story of Iran, a murdered hacker and me". The Independent. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Pompeo Says Iran's Diplomats Agents Of Terror, Responsible For 'Multiple' Killings". RFE/RL. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "رویترز: دستور قتل مسعود مولوی در ترکیه را دو مامور اطلاعاتی ایران صادر کردند". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "نام آذری جهرمی در پرونده ترور مسعود مولوی". IranWire | خانه (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "آناتولی فیلم بازداشت 'کارمند سرکنسولگری ایران' در استانبول را منتشر کرد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-02-22.
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