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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

Europe Should Act on Call ID Spoofing Now

Andy Rawnsley of the NICC told RAG Bonn about the great work done to reduce nuisance calls in the UK, but European telcos and regulators need to be more proactive about CLI spoofing.

AT&T Introduces Free Auto Blocks on Fraud Robocalls

An FCC decision permits AT&T to use analytics to identify and block likely fraudsters without the permission of the receiving party. However, not all nuisance calls will be blocked for free.

Mobileum Buys WeDo for $70mn

The base price for the RAFM market share leader is roughly equal to their annual revenues, but could rise by another USD27mn if performance targets are met.

5 Years in Prison for Telco CEO Who Faked Contracts

The boss of an Alaskan carrier forged signatures to make it seem like she had secured valuable wholesale contracts. Previously she worked in risk management.

Thefts Force Suspension of Jap Mobile Payment Service on Third Day after Launch

Criminals took control of 900 accounts for a new payments app from the Japanese operators of 7-Eleven convenience stores.

Commsrisk Advert Bidding Closes Soon

Vendors have until July 30th to submit a bid for one of the limited advertising slots on Commsrisk.

Staff Steal Millions from Airtel Mobile Money

The prospectus for the Airtel Africa listing on the London Stock Exchange revealed large internal frauds in Kenya and Niger.

Who Assures Facebook Customers?

There are literally billions of bots masquerading as real users on Facebook, but no government or regulator protects Facebook customers from being wrongly billed.

Commsrisk Top Ten for June 2019

What news grabbed the attention of telecoms risk and assurance professionals around the world? These were the ten most popular Commsrisk articles during June.

The Most Tests: Huawei vs. Lance Armstrong

Tour de France cheat Lance Armstrong always said he was tested more than anyone else. Now Huawei's executives say the same thing.

Why IP Networks Will Kill Telecoms Fraud Detectives

Cheaper voice calls encourage crime, whilst SIP-enabled analytics is making fraud detection more instantaneous and automated than ever.

The Need for a Data and Analytics Strategy: Interview with Mike Willett

Mike Willett, EY Partner and former Telstra RAFM Director, explains how to get more from the analysis of data.

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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