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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

10 RAFM Issues: The Rise of Biometrics

Biometric technology has improved rapidly in recent years. We should be keen to adopt biometrics that will prevent fraud, whilst remaining mindful of the many risks.

The Elusive Curriculum for Risk and Assurance

Michael Lazarou asks good questions about training. The problem is that nobody is able and willing to give the necessary answers.

Interview with David Morrow: Using the Law to Seize the Profits of Fraud

Dave explains how UK telcos could use the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and why other nations are adopting similar laws.

Shiva Sharma, Ooredoo Kuwait

Shiva Sharma is the Director of Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management at Ooredoo Kuwait. In this role she is responsible for credit and...

Jayne Hunter, TPG Telecom

Jayne Hunter is the Head of Margin Assurance at TPG Telecom, an Australian telecoms conglomerate whose portfolio includes an MVNO using the Vodafone brand,...

Eman Gawish, Telecom Egypt

Dr. Eman Gawish is the Revenue Assurance General Manager at Telecom Egypt. Eman was recruited by Telecom Egypt in 2002, and went on...

Disappearing RAFM Conference Organizer Resurfaces in Africa

Fraudsters adopt new identities so they can repeat their scam, but some dodgy RAFM conferences do not bother to change names.

Freedom of Information Request Seeks to Reveal the Truth about UK Telecoms Fraud

Dave Morrow believes the UK police underestimate the scale of telecoms fraud.

Naresh Chandra Biswas, Robi Axiata

Naresh Chandra Biswas works for Bangladeshi operator Robi Axiata as their General Manager with responsibility for Revenue Assurance. In this role he: assures revenues...

10 RAFM Issues: Should We Welcome or Fight Regulation?

The series continues with the thorny question of whether RAFM is helped or hindered by the need to comply with external rules.

Steve Arthur, Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL)

Steve Arthur is Market Performance Director at Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL). He provides services to allow the GBP2.5bn water retail market to...

Tanki Letuka, Vodacom Mozambique

Tanki Letuka is the Executive Head of the Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management teams at Vodacom Mozambique. He is responsible for protecting revenues...

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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