π¨ Special Case File: Uncovering Telegramβs Biggest Iranian Empire β The Rise and Fall of Whale Channel (Part 1/3) π¨
In this month's special case review at the
Fragment Community, we are diving into one of the most complex and controversial networks in the Telegram crypto ecosystem. A figure who played the role of a savior in public, but behind the scenes, ran a massive wealth-generation machine built on deception:
Shahin Babaei, who is currently sitting behind bars.
π Source Citation: All claims, statistics, and technical analyses presented in this post are extracted directly from the comprehensive investigative livestream by Mohammad Jorjandi (WebAmooz)βa cybersecurity expert with 23 years of experience and a track record of taking down 160 honeypot networks.
π€ 1. The Enigma of Shahin Babaei: From Revenge to EmpireShahin claimed his entry into this space was fueled by a grudge. He stated that after a scammer named "Ali Hassani" defrauded his uncle, he decided to step up and expose "honeypots" and fraudsters. Flaunting his alleged trading expertise (often bragging about a $20K profit trade), he managed the
"Wall Channel" network for nearly 5 to 6 years.
Scaling the Summit of Numbers: On
July 7, 2025, Wall Channel hit a staggering, historical milestone of
13,474,238 members. But how was this multi-million-strong army built? Shahinβs user-acquisition machine ran on two completely different engines:
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The White Engine (Seemingly Legal & Pop Marketing): β’
Riding the Airdrop Wave: Capturing around 3 to 4 million users through a direct partnership with the "Time Farm" mini-app.
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Massive Wealth Injections: Hosting constant, massive giveaways, including a record-breaking
1 Million Telegram Stars Giveaway. β’
Strategic Sponsoring: Becoming the main sponsor for highly popular Telegram bots and implementing forced-join requirements.
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The Dark Engine (Unethical & Dirty Social Engineering): β’
Trading on Dignity: The systematic use of bots distributing NSFW content and leaked private videos of Iranian women. To download these videos, users fell into a Telegram API trap, forcing them to join a chain of channels.
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The Forced Loop: This loop included channels like "Arz Proxy" (with over 5.8 million members, which he confirmed owning), "Toofan Trade," "Javad Trade," and ultimately, "Wall Channel."
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Fake Dating Traps: Using deceptive, highly suggestive titles to hunt down unsuspecting audiences, funneling them directly into shady payment gateways or crypto signal channels.
πΈ 2. Autopsy of Toobit Exchange: A Trap for InvestorsThe core engine for liquidating these users was
Toobit, a Singapore-registered exchange. Javad (a network member) claimed Toobit was actually using the infrastructure and team of "BingX" for the Middle East.
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Wordplay to Evade Sanctions: While their official ToS explicitly banned serving Iranians, they bypassed this operationally by adding an invented region called
"Persia" in the system settings. Google Trends data exposed that nearly
100% of this exchange's traffic came from inside Iran.
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A Ruthless Revenue Model: The exchange claimed to be A-Book, but affiliates (Shahinβs network) were pocketing
50% to 55% of users' trading commissions. They even weaponized the "Islamic Account" feature (zero swap fees) as bait.
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Absolute Zero Accountability: The network explicitly stated that if Iranian users' funds were frozen, they were merely middlemen and held zero legal responsibility.
β³ Stay tuned for Part 2
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