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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

GVG Hires Top London Law Firm Carter-Ruck to Threaten Commsrisk

One of the world's most notorious lawfare businesses has been tasked with muting our coverage of the battles between Global Voice Group and various governments.

Chinese Companies Own 20 of the 100 Most Popular Free VPNs on Apple’s US App Store

Campaign group Tech Transparency Project scoured documents to determine who really owns popular VPN services.

Follow the Money: Scam Gang Moved US Money to Cambodian Compounds via Bahaman Bank

We need comprehensive joined-up strategies to tackle international scams, not just piecemeal controls.

Experts and NGOs Back ‘No Phone Home’ Campaign Against Digital ID that Enables Surveillance

Signatories include the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Brendan Eich, Bruce Schneier, Bill Buchanan, and me.

EU Sanctions Russian Fishing Companies Linked to Submarine Cable Espionage

Europe is waking up to the risk of communications being disrupted as part of 'hybrid warfare' waged by its enemies.

Mobile Money Providers Have Low Opinion of Effectiveness of Law Enforcement

The GSMA's annual report on the state of mobile money suffers from a blind spot when identifying who needs to do more to reduce fraud.

US Bans ‘Bad’ Chinese Test Labs for Phones and IoT Devices Connected by Radio

The FCC launched a new offensive in its trade war by prohibiting test and accreditation labs with links to the Chinese state.

New Danish Content Filter Blocks 3.8mn SMS Messages in First Quarter

In separate news, a Danish smishing fraudster was extradited from Australia and given a 42-month prison sentence for stealing DKK7.9mn (USD1.2mn)

Commsrisk Top Ten for May 2025

Commsrisk had a bumper month thanks to news stories that drew in new readers worldwide. These were the most popular articles during May.

Phone of Top White House Aide Hacked and Impersonated; AI Vishing Suspected

Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff in the Trump administration, was previously attacked by agents of Iran.

Belgium Bugged Huawei’s Lobbying of European Parliamentarians at Football Games

National security agents planted listening devices in a corporate box at Anderlecht's stadium because Huawei had hired it to schmooze MEPs.

Astonishing Drop in Aussie Complaints about Scam Calls and Messages Continues

Everybody should give the Aussie authorities the credit they deserve, then learn from their example.

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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