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Added tailgaiting as example (#30985)

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Added a (short description) of tailgating under the Some examples of Social Engineering hacks, as it is another form of these.
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* Lastly, the 419 scam, also known as Advanced-Fee Scam, is a real life example of social engineering. In Nigeria and other third world countries, people would manipulate people by connecting with people using emotional connections in order to scam money. Usually strategies would include: third world poor country status in need of donations or informing people they won scam money and asking for account numbers. These emails would be very convincing and many have fallen victims to these scams.
* Tailgating: Also called piggybacking and relating closely to Infiltrating, tailgating describes the act of following someone else - often people or group of people with access cards - into a building or secure area with or without their consent.
#### Prevention and Security
Because Social Engineering requires little computer expertise, it is a readily-available tool for individuals who wish to access sensitive data.