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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

Ghana’s New Comms Minister Wants Review of GVG National RA Contract for Signs of Corruption

Samuel Nartey George MP also asked the Attorney General to review a tech infrastructure contract with Lebara.

Thailand Takes Down Telephone Poles to Cut Off Cambodian Scammers

Meanwhile, Cambodian police act like the existence of scam compounds is exaggerated.

Comparing Networked Crime Developments in the US, Australia and China

Recent developments illustrate how the world's two largest economic powers are pursuing disparate strategies for tackling networked crime. Australia leads the way with a superior approach that looks both East and West.

What Happened to the Great Purge of the US Robocall Mitigation Database?

Spoiler: the Federal Communications Commission generated headlines about disconnecting bad telcos, then the number of registered telcos went up.

Norway Tackles Identity Theft with New Rules for the Sale of Prepaid SIM Cards

Norwegians who want a prepaid SIM card will need to show a robust form of ID such as a passport, driving license or their electronic BankID.

Philippines Arrests Big Importer of SMS Blasters Used for Smishing Frauds

A Malaysian man was arrested when police tricked him into believing he was dealing with a prospective customer for his devices.

Secret Government Order Gives UK Power to Spy on Encrypted Data of All Apple Users Globally

The British government has found a way to provoke the ire of most American politicians whilst handing a public relations victory to every tyrant on the planet.

‘Wrongful’ Proposed $4.5mn Robocall Fine Slammed by Telnyx CEO; Vows to Fight over KYC

Employees of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received scam calls that claimed to be from the FCC's Fraud Prevention Team.

Trump Jeopardizes EU-US Data Transfer Deal

The European Commission keeps choosing to believe the USA has a data protection framework of stable genius when all the evidence suggests it is unreliable and untrustworthy.

Thailand Seizes Scam Compound Equipment Headed for Cambodia

Thai police and soldiers stopped a vehicle at a Myanmar border crossing that carried 1,251 mobile phones and 274 SIM cards.

YouTube Profits from Adverts for IMSI-Catchers

The video-sharing platform runs paid adverts for radio devices that criminals use to scam and spy upon the public.

How the Telecoms Industry Legitimizes Theft

Terms like 'gray routing' and 'HLR dipping' are used to misrepresent fraud and data piracy.

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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