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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

Interview: Guy Howie Talks about Fraud, NPM and Working with RAG

An expert in number plan management talks about why he is partnering with the Risk & Assurance Group (RAG).

Commsrisk Top Ten for June 2018

Catch up on the big stories with this rundown of the most popular articles during June.

8 AT&T Peering Sites Identified as NSA Spying Hubs

Obtaining traffic from AT&T peering nodes is an efficient way for US electronic spies to monitor targets well beyond their borders.

Big Bill for Charity That Tracked Roaming Stork

Polish environmental group EcoLogic was charged for voice calls made in Sudan.

If Conference Organizers Ran Music Festivals…

The management of some telecoms conferences is like a bad joke, except the joke is on the audience.

5G, IoT and SIMs Are a Dangerous Combination

Increasing the speed of transmission and the number of devices connected to a network will magnify the inherent security vulnerabilities of SIM cards.

Hall of Famer Says Telcos Should Spend More on Developing Fraud Managers

Jack Wraith MBE was inducted into the Risk Rewards Awards Hall of Fame for his lifetime contribution to fraud management.

US Telcos Cut Off Location Data Middlemen

Telco bosses were quick to distance themselves from 'shady' data brokers but many details about lax sharing of location data remain unresolved.

Have Errors on Mobile Bills Cost Brits £64mn?

The short answer is 'no'. But that will not stop people from spreading damaging pseudo-stats like this.

Fraudsters Spoof Phone Number of Chinese Embassy

Criminals are trying to scam money by calling victims and telling them invented stories about kidnappings and accidents.

US Considers Bill-and-Keep Fix for Toll Free Arbitrage

The FCC proposes a three-year plan that would tackle the motivation for inter-carrier fraud and traffic pumping.

FIFA Threatens to Sue over Saudi Pirate TV Showing World Cup

Pirate TV provider beoutQ blatantly copies the feed of beIN Sports, but FIFA must be pragmatic about Saudi copyright abuse.

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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