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Eric Priezkalns

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

Articles by This Author

Third Smishing SMS Blaster Car Stopped in Ho Chi Minh City This Month

The messages sent by these fake base stations impersonated Vietcombank and Vietnam Post.

17 Year Old Chinese Girl Accused of Selling Boyfriend into Myanmar Scam Compound Slavery

She was allegedly paid RMB100,000 (USD13,950) for the boy.

Two Malaysians Arrested for Using an IMSI-Catcher in the Philippines

Were they spying on phone users or committing fraud? Tense relations with China and the politicization of similar arrests makes it difficult to judge.

“Keep Call Centers in America Act” Would Transform the Global Anti-Fraud Landscape

A new bipartisan bill from Senators Ruben Gallego and Jim Justice would give consumers the right to an alternative to international telemarketing calls and hence challenge assumptions about how to tackle cross-border scams.

South African Risk Association Demands Simbox Ban

A new report from the Communications Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) outlines a potential national strategy for risk, resilience and security.

Australian Complaints about Scam SMS Down 97% from Peak

Complaints to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) about scam voice calls have also tumbled 91% over a four-year period.

Third Thai SMS Blaster Bust in 2 Weeks; Second Vietnamese Bust in a Week

Close examination of photographs suggest the same kind of equipment was being used in both Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Police are also stepping up in the UK.

Law Firm That Threatened Commsrisk Faces Disciplinary Action for Representing $4bn Cryptocurrency Fraudsters

Carter-Ruck sent libel threats to financial experts who rightly warned that OneCoin was a giant scam.

Germany Deactivating Three Times as Many Phone Numbers for Spam SMS than Last Year

We also analyze other updates to the Global Fraud Dashboard.

Chinese Crime Boss Linked to Car in Second Thai SMS Blaster Raid within a Week

Interrogation of the drivers of the Mazda stopped by the previous week's joint operation between police and mobile operator AIS prompted a follow-on investigation that found a fake base station in a Suzuki rented by a Chinese crime boss.

Foreign National Arrested for Driving Smishing SMS Blasters around Vietnam

The fake base stations sent messages claiming recipients had to pay a traffic fine.

Police Raid Seizes 11 Simboxes

The simboxes had been offered for resale from a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) that went out of business.

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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