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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

Obituary for Ambrose Nwadike

Well-known telecoms risk consultant Ambrose Nwadike died last week; fellow professionals paid tribute to a true gentleman.

Where Are the Black Telecoms Risk Experts?

There will be no change in the racial mix of the 'leaders' of our global profession until black and white people recognize the need to change their approach to education.

7 Reasons Why I Should Shut Up

It is amazing how much advice I receive from people who confuse making money with making a better world.

Telemarketers Who Spoofed 1bn Robocalls Threatened with $225mn Fine

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai blasted the robocallers, who are also being sued by the Texas Attorney General.

AT&T Bills Customers after Their Home Is Burned Down

Perhaps the US telco was unaware of which lines were disconnected by devastating wildfires in California, but did they have to be so unresponsive to the justified complaints of these customers?

Indian Police Find Same IMEI Used by 13,557 Handsets from Chinese Manufacturer

Smartphone maker Vivo ignored Indian rules requiring a unique International Mobile Equipment Identity number for each handset.

RAG TV Season 2 Starts Soon

Timo Vainionpää of AurorA International Telecom and Donald Reinhart of LATRO Services will join the June 17 season premiere of the most internationally diverse news show for telco risk pros.

Nobody Cares about the Duration of Calls

In which fake news about metering accuracy is subjected to the kind of detailed scrutiny that almost everyone will ignore.

Who Is in Your WhatsApp Group?

A story about encountering a scoundrel without even trying.

Commsrisk Top Ten for May 2020

What are the biggest stories in telecoms risk management? These Commsrisk articles received most attention during May.

GRAPA’s Return Is ‘Liked’ by the CFCA

The world's most bogus RAFM association tweeted about coming back, and "the premier international association for fraud risk management" thought that was good news.

More Than 50 Telcos Join the RAG Wangiri Blockchain

International fraud expert Colin Yates has also agreed to provide an independent check of the quality of the wangiri fraud intelligence shared via the blockchain.

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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