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

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.

Ex-Panama President to Face Wiretap Charges

Ricardo Martinelli has powerful friends but the US approved his extradition so he can be tried for using advanced tech to spy on the comms of other Panamanian politicians.

US Fraud Email Operation Yields 74 Arrests

Business email compromise schemes are not going away, as demonstrated by the number recently arrested by US federal authorities.

5 Ways to Heat Up Your Fraud Hotline

Whistleblowing hotlines are a good source of intelligence, but staff need to be encouraged to use them.

3 Reasons to Challenge Ghana’s National RA Audit

Ethical professionals should question both the competence and the motives of anyone supporting the ludicrously expensive 'real-time' national RA system being implemented in Ghana.

Commsrisk Top Ten for May 2018

Did you miss a big story that even your ignorant boss knows about? These Commrisk articles received most views during May.

Not Sure What GDPR Ensures

A new ISO working group claims its standard will 'ensure consumer privacy at every step'... or does it?

MTN RAFM Staff Describe ‘Amazing’ Training Program

A short video shows revenue assurance and fraud analysts praising the online training they receive in MTN Group.

Website Leaks User Locations for All US Mobile Networks

A free demo service that allowed people to locate their own phones was vulnerable to anonymous exploitation.

Never Trust Anyone Claiming ‘90% Certification’ for GDPR

Somebody from Microsoft said something idiotic about data protection, then drew attention to several other idiocies.

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