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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

We Need to Talk about Trump’s Memo on Data Transfers

Trump will always portray Americans as the victims of foreign interests. The reality is that governments and companies need to protect data from American interests.

Indian Regulator Demands More Phone Honeypots; Toughens Controls on Spam and Scams

Telcos are obliged to implement a raft of additional protections against spam and scams per TRAI's new rules on unsolicited communications.

Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2025

Normal service has resumed, and so has our monthly rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles.

Hero Who Hunted Down a Scam Boss Received No Reward or Damages

The exploits of Kim Sung-ja inspired a feature film that topped the box office in South Korea.

Network APIs: Interoperability and the Chinese Elephant

A lot of money will be made if CAMARA and Aduna succeed in delivering universal network APIs. However, a recent post by analyst Dean Bubley reminds us that the dream of global interoperability is not just a technological challenge.

Why This Year’s MWC Barcelona Is the Most Important for Global Comms Security

The state of international relations between the USA, Europe and China cannot be ignored. We may not be able to change the whole world, but meet me in Barcelona if you share my desire to change one small but important part of it.

TransUnion and the Murky World of HLR Queries

TransUnion says they track the details of 8.6 billion phone numbers across 250 countries and territories. Who has consented to this?

SMS Blaster Smishing Fraudster Arrested in Hong Kong

A false base station sent SMS messages that copied the registered Sender IDs of government functions, delivery firms and e-payment platforms.

Survey Highlights Use of Phones for Mobile Banking and Crime across Africa

The KnowBe4 survey of seven African countries found 95% of respondents use their mobile phone for banking or payments.

Big Indian Telcos Trial Indigenous SMS Spam Blocker

India's distinctive approach to telco consumer protection makes considerable use of home-grown technologies and public-private partnerships.

Deadline Nears for Irish SMS Anti-Scam Registry

Ireland is switching to a mandatory Sender ID registry for A2P SMS. The registration deadline is February 25; blocking of unregistered Sender IDs will begin on October 3.

Facebook Ad for SMS Blaster Prompts Senator to Demand Change to Philippine Law

Senator Mark Villar highlighted the use of social media to sell devices that can send smishing messages from a portable backpack.

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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