利用流行病：尼日利亚人接受不断点击 Telegram 上的手机屏幕的特殊趋势，相信他们正在挖掘加密货币

面对经济困难和对财务成功的迫切渴望，一些尼日利亚人出现了一种特殊的趋势，他们不断地点击手机屏幕上的 Telegram，相信他们正在挖掘加密货币。

Nigerians are embracing a new trend to earn cryptocurrency by constantly tapping their phone screens on Telegram, following a campaign by a cryptocurrency company called Tapswap to promote its coin and Web 3.

在一家名为 Tapswap 的加密货币公司发起宣传其货币和 Web 3 的活动之后，尼日利亚人正在拥抱一种通过不断点击手机屏幕上 Telegram 来赚取加密货币的新趋势。

Participants are promised rewards in the form of airdrops for completing certain tasks and referring others, leading to a widespread activity of phone tapping, with users believing they're mining currency.

参与者承诺完成某些任务并推荐其他人时会获得空投形式的奖励，从而导致电话窃听活动广泛存在，用户认为他们正在挖掘货币。

A viral video on X (formerly Twitter) shows a tricycle rider attempting to navigate traffic while simultaneously tapping his phone, and another trending clip on Facebook features a young woman using both hands and feet to tap on three different phones simultaneously to meet her target. These have raised concerns about the safety of Tapswap and potential for addiction.

X（以前称为 Twitter）上的一段病毒视频显示，一名三轮车骑手试图在交通中同时点击手机，而 Facebook 上的另一个热门视频则显示一名年轻女子双手双脚同时点击三部不同的手机来实现她的目标。这些引发了人们对 Tapswap 安全性和成瘾可能性的担忧。

Oluwafunmilayo Emmanuel, a journalist based in Abuja, shared her experience with Tapswap: “I tap intermittently. I tap at work, I tap when I get back home. Although I can’t tap as much when I’m at work, I tap more when I’m at home. I tap deep into the night.”

阿布贾的记者 Oluwafunmilayo Emmanuel 分享了她使用 Tapswap 的经历：“我间歇性地点击。我在工作时敲击，当我回到家时我敲击。虽然我在工作时敲击的次数不多，但在家时我敲击的次数较多。我敲击着深夜。”

Emmanuel explained that the app is designed to continue “mining” even when users aren’t actively tapping. She views her involvement as a business venture, citing previous success with platforms like Notcoin, which paid her money.

伊曼纽尔解释说，该应用程序的设计目的是即使用户没有主动点击，也可以继续“挖掘”。她将自己的参与视为一次商业冒险，并引用了之前在 Notcoin 等平台上取得的成功，这些平台为她支付了资金。

The journalist has been a crypto trader for a long time and got introduced to Tapswap through her younger brother who regularly surfs the internet and brings to their notice any opportunity to make money.

这位记者长期以来一直是一名加密货币交易员，并通过她的弟弟介绍了 Tapswap，她的弟弟经常上网，并让他们注意到任何赚钱的机会。

Emmanuel said she first joined crypto currency trading for fun, but later took it seriously when crypto platforms like notcoin paid her.

Emmanuel 表示，她最初加入加密货币交易只是为了好玩，但后来当 notcoin 等加密货币平台向她付款时，她才认真起来。

“I’m into it now because it’s paying my bills. It’s like I’m doing a business now,” she said.

“我现在很投入，因为它可以支付我的账单。就像我现在在做生意一样，”她说。

Speaking further on her experience with Tapswap, the journalist said: “The experience has been awesome, although many say that it’s for lazy people, but I doubt it because trading in crypto requires so much dedication and time. You know when you’re a crypto trader you always have to be online looking out for when the coins will drop so that you can quickly buy and lookout for when they’re going up so that you can quickly sell.

这位记者进一步谈到了她在 Tapswap 上的经历，她说：“这种经历非常棒，尽管很多人说这是为了懒惰的人，但我对此表示怀疑，因为加密货币交易需要太多的奉献和时间。你知道，当你是一名加密货币交易者时，你总是必须在线关注代币何时会下跌，以便你可以快速买入，并关注它们何时上涨，以便你可以快速卖出。

“So it is tasking, but totally an awesome experience. You do it from the convenience of your home. All you need is your mental capability and mental strength to do it.

“所以这是一项艰巨的任务，但绝对是一次很棒的经历。您可以在家中方便地进行操作。你所需要的只是你的心理能力和精神力量来做到这一点。

“It’s something I’ll encourage young people to do as a side hustle. You can do it while you’re on your way to work. Even when you’re sleeping, you’re making money. All you need to do is go to your phone, open Tapswap, leave your phone on and it keeps tapping into millions.”

“我会鼓励年轻人将其作为副业。您可以在上班途中完成此操作。即使你在睡觉，你也在赚钱。你所需要做的就是打开你的手机，打开 Tapswap，让你的手机保持开机状态，它就会不断地吸引数以百万计的用户。”

According to Emmanuel, she earned N70k from Notcoin and used money to sort her bills. She’s, however, yet to earn anything from Tapswap and prays that it pays soon.

据 Emmanuel 说，她从 Notcoin 赚了 7 万奈拉，并用钱来整理账单。然而，她还没有从 Tapswap 赚到任何钱，并祈祷它能尽快得到回报。

Usman I. Zakkariya, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Kaduna State, is another crypto enthusiast who dedicates 5-10 minutes daily to tapping, having purchased a bot to automate the process for him.

Usman I. Zakkariya 是卡杜纳州的一名现役国家青年服务队 (NYSC) 成员，也是另一位加密货币爱好者，他每天花 5 到 10 分钟进行窃听，并购买了一个机器人来为他自动化该过程。

“For Tapswap, we created a group on Telegram so that when you click on a link, it takes you to the bot that keeps tapping for you. As you tap, your points increase. So, you’re expected to keep tapping for like 2 to 3 months. Anytime you click on that bot, your points continue to increase.”

“对于 Tapswap，我们在 Telegram 上创建了一个群组，这样当您点击链接时，它会将您带到不断为您点击的机器人。当您点击时，您的积分就会增加。因此，您需要持续点击 2 到 3 个月。每当您点击该机器人时，您的积分就会不断增加。”

Zakkariya said he has been into crypto trading for over 5 years, and has benefited from different mining platforms like Notcoin which gave him $200.

Zakkariya 表示，他从事加密货币交易已有 5 年多了，并从 Notcoin 等不同挖矿平台中受益，该平台为他带来了 200 美元。

Like Emmanuel, Zakkariya noted that he’s yet to earn from Tapswap because it’s a new project.

和 Emmanuel 一样，Zakkariya 指出，他还没有从 Tapswap 中获得收入，因为这是一个新项目。

“But they said the mining process will end by the end of this month and they’ll begin the process of converting the coins accumulated into Tapswap coins.

“但他们表示，采矿过程将在本月底结束，他们将开始将积累的代币转换为 Tapswap 代币。

“Like what happened to us in Notcoin, every one million is equivalent to one thousand notes, so that if you have ten million coins, you have ten thousand notes.”

“就像我们在Notcoin中发生的事情一样，每100万相当于1000张纸币，所以如果你有1000万个硬币，你就有10000张纸币。”

Asked if he suspects that Tapswap is a scam, the NYSC member said: “I cannot say it’s a scam or legit because if some projects want to scam people, they’ll ask them to deposit additional coins into the project. Like what’s happening to Tapswap now, they said for people to double the point accumulated, they have to deposit one ton coin.

当被问及是否怀疑 Tapswap 是一个骗局时，这位 NYSC 成员表示：“我不能说这是一个骗局或合法的，因为如果某些项目想要诈骗人们，他们会要求他们向该项目存入额外的代币。就像 Tapswap 现在发生的事情一样，他们说，为了让人们积累的积分翻倍，他们必须存入一吨硬币。

“A coin makes one ton. And the price of each is almost $7.1. So they said for them to double their points in dollars, you have to deposit that one ton to them. So that’s why people think Tapswap is a scam.”

“一枚硬币可以换成一吨。每个的价格几乎是 7.1 美元。所以他们说，要让他们的美元积分加倍，你必须存入一吨钱给他们。这就是为什么人们认为 Tapswap 是一个骗局。”

Zakkariya was introduced to Tapswap by a crypto influencer he met on Facebook, who told him about the new mining project powered by the Solana blockchain.

Zakkariya 在 Facebook 上认识的一位加密货币影响者向他介绍了 Tapswap，后者向他介绍了由 Solana 区块链支持的新挖矿项目。

Adekunle Michael,

阿德昆勒·迈克尔，