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

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.

5 Collaborative Projects Announced at RAG Bonn

Last week's Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) conference saw the launch or upgrade of work on wangiri, online training, leakage coverage, modeling software, and a preview of RAG TV.

Finding the Courage to Reject Bad Business

A superficial paradox about calculating the benefits of permanently fixing the root causes of leakage has allowed bad practitioners to drive RAFM down a dead end.

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Toronto Conference: 19-20 June 2019

Canadian multiplay operator TELUS will host our 2019 North American conference at their eye-catching offices in downtown Toronto. Join us for a program of thought leaders addressing the hottest topics in telecoms

TEOCO Buys QoE Data Experts CIQUAL

Atul Jain, CEO of TEOCO, believes telcos need to understand the user's perspective in order to make better business decisions.

Commsrisk Top Ten for May 2019

Commsrisk is on course to smash all previous records for the number of visitors during a calendar year. Traffic in May was driven by concern with the global rise in wangiri fraud.

Remembering the Bad Old Days of Revenue Assurance

Some of the worst RAFM conference organizers have seemingly given up.

Wangiri Warnings in the USA and Pakistan

National regulators try to address the problem of call back fraud by raising customer awareness, but international criminals appear to be more active than ever.

SIM Swapper Ordered to Pay $76mn in Damages

Serial fraudster Nicholas Truglia stole USD24mn of cryptocurrency from the account of entrepreneur Michael Terpin.

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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