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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

Encrypted Comms CEO Admits Working for Drug Lords

Canadian business Phantom Secure was designed to service organized crime. It modified Blackberries to only send encrypted emails via servers in places like Hong Kong and Panama.

Qatar Escalates WTO Dispute Over Saudi TV Piracy

The continued use of the internet and satellites to distribute a pirate re-stream of beIN Sports has prompted Qatar's government to step up its fight with Saudi Arabia.

Being Serious About the Bloomberg Chinese Spy Chip Scoop

The risk of supply chain infiltration is real. But is there physical evidence to support Bloomberg's story about Chinese spy tech?

UK Judge Blocks iPhone Privacy Suit against Google

Google wrongfully tracked the browsing of iPhone Safari users. However, campaign group Google You Owe Us did not show users had suffered 'damage' in the sense required by UK law.

Big Fines for US Spoofers of Caller IDs

The FCC imposes a USD82mn fine on a marketeer who made 21mn illegal robocalls and seeks another large fine for a firm that hid behind the numbers of innocent people.

How Much Should Pirates Be Punished?

The Swedish Supreme Court will hear an appeal to reduce the damages imposed on two internet pirates.

Commsrisk Top Ten for September 2018

Here is the rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles during September. The biggest story concerned a vendor tarnishing their reputation by spreading misinformation.

The Global Landscape of Telecoms Fraud

Telco fraud losses will fall just because voice calls are becoming cheaper, but inexpensive international services also encourage cross-border crime targeted at telco subscribers.

WeDo Embarrass Themselves With 3-Year Old Fraud Stat

There is no excuse for sharing data which is known to be out of date.

The EU Is Ruining the Open Internet

Axel Voss MEP persuaded the European Parliament to add to the long track record of terrible EU decisions about the management of the internet.

The Gambia Intends to Implement National RA System

Gambia's President follows the African fashion for automated national revenue assurance audits.

Scorn for Web Identity Scheme of US Mobile Operators

The operators want to authenticate subscribers when they use online services provided by other businesses.

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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