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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

Thais Caught with Smishing SMS Blaster Say Chinese Boss Paid $75 per Day

Mobile operator AIS worked with police to locate the fake base station just 6 days after it was first driven around Bangkok.

These Graphs Show the UK Is Better at Reducing Unwanted Calls than the USA

Josh Bercu of USTelecom epitomizes one of the worst faults of the US comms sector: the selective use of data to exaggerate the effectiveness of consumer protection policies.

Data Breach at Bouyges Telecom Affects 6.4mn Customers

Management gave the usual blah blah about how much they care about the security of customer data, except this time it was said in French.

Elon Musk Targeted by US Senator over Satellite Comms for Scam Compounds

Is this a sincere attempt to protect Americans from scams or a partisan political stunt?

What Mainstream Media Treats as News vs. Real News about Bad Actors Exploiting the Comms Sector

Scammers are winning for lots of reasons, but one of the reasons is that anti-scam policies are influenced by cherrypicked pseudo-statistics instead of transparent objective robust data.

Choicejacking: A New Way to Compromise Mobile Phones through Public Charging Points

Researchers used cheap chargers to circumvent operating system controls and download files from phones in just one-third of a second.

Commsrisk Top Ten for July 2025

Last month's biggest stories drew exceptionally large audiences.

31% of Americans Say They Get a Scam Call Every Day

Pew has conducted a new survey of 9,397 adults that indicates phone scams are much worse than US industry insiders have been claiming.

What an American Hacker’s Methods Tells Us about a Flaw in Fraud Prevention Strategies

Cameron Wagenius used an online alias to sell customer data stolen from Verizon and AT&T while he was serving in the US Army.

New Zealand SMS Blaster Smishing Fraud Had Chinese Connections

A young man that impersonated leading banks by driving an SMS blaster around Auckland was given a light sentence because the judge thought he had hurt his chances of renewing his student visa.

‘We Are Just Here for Work’: Indian Scammer Explains Why He Moved to Laos

The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is the equivalent of Las Vegas during its Mafia era. It provides a safe haven for scam compounds alongside gambling and prostitution rackets.

Why Is ChatGPT Giving HLR Data about Your Phone to Anyone Who Asks for It?

OpenAI has made it easy for anyone to get HLR data for free without questioning if they have a legitimate need for it.

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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