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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

Michaël Houis, FraudBuster

Michaël Houis works at FraudBuster where he is their Sales Director. Based in Paris, he helps FraudBuster to extend their reach beyond the 90...

What Anne Frank Teaches Us About Laws in the Internet Era

Activists used Anne Frank's diary to illustrate the impact of differing copyright durations on the global internet.

Is There a ‘Terrifying’ New Wangiri Fraud?

Some little old ladies have fallen victim to an extraordinary new form of hacking. Or maybe they are ashamed to admit that the fault is with their bottoms.

Daniele Cellai, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Daniele Cellai is a senior consultant at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), where he works in their Communications and Media Solutions WW Solutioning Initiatives &...

Rene Felber, Telia Finland

Rene is the Head of Risks & FRA at Telia Company, Finland. He has kindly agreed to be a speaker at the RAG...

Adrian Harris, XINTEC

Adrian Harris works for XINTEC in the role of Fraud and Risk Consultant.His career in telecommunications spans several decades. It began in 1985 when...

Fraudstrike Publishes Top IPRN Destinations

The 15 most popular countries for International Premium Rate Numbers (IPRNs) were determined by surveying recent adverts.

Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2016

Which risk and assurance stories attracted the attention of your peers? These were the most popular Commsrisk articles during April.

David Gandee, PwC

David is a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. His special focus is risk assurance, and he leads PwC's national team for revenue assurance in the...

David Bott, LATRO Services

David works as the Operations Manager for LATRO Services, based out of their offices on the East Coast of the United States. He...

Draft EU Policy for Online Platforms Is Leaked

The policies supported by European Commissioner Andrus Ansip would reduce the risks faced by telcos and other providers of online platforms.

Pietro Saia, Mobileum

Pietro Saia is employed by Mobileum in the position of Sales Director.Pietro joined Mobileum as a result of their acquisition of WeDo Technologies, the...

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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