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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.

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Illustrating How Information Flows

The experience of consuming news information provides little insight into where it originated or how it reached the end consumer.

SMS Blaster Drivers Paid $68 Per Day: Four Arrests for Maxis Smishing Scam

Police also seized two SUVs that were used to carry the SMS blasters around Greater Kuala Lumpur. In other news, Thai law enforcement shut down a gang that operated 642 simboxes across 11 locations.

642 Simboxes Seized in Thailand

The simboxes were used to manage bogus social media accounts which were rented out to other criminals.

Police Find SMS Blaster That Sent a Million Smishing Messages in 3 Days

Also in the news: Indian minister reports success with coordinated blocking of spoofed mobile numbers; Danish Navy detains Chinese ship after Baltic submarine cables were cut; SIM swap syndicate busted in South Africa; and what an AI grandma tells us about confused priorities.

Danish Navy Detains Chinese Ship That Cut Baltic Submarine Cables

This is only the second occasion that a ship has been boarded per the rights stated in the Submarine Cables Convention.

Thai Operator AIS Works with Police to Rapidly Defeat SMS Blaster Gang

Victims were lured into clicking a smishing link by a message stating their 'points' were about to expire.

India’s Communications Minister Heralds Success of Sharing Roaming Data to Block Inbound International Calls That Spoof Domestic Numbers

The country implemented its Centralized International Out Roamer (CIOR) system in July 2024.

AI Grandmother Demonstrates Differences in the Awareness of Fraud

News journalists recycled a marketing stunt whilst missing a more important story about a telco demanding more police to fight fraud.

What to Do about Racist Texts?

A big story about racist SMS messages sent to black Americans needs to be seen in the context of other pressures upon the way society uses communication technology.

Satellite Photos Reveal Growth of Cambodian Scam Compounds

More technical methods of tracing scams are irrelevant if nothing can be done about corruption.

Hard Data Shows Why Phone Honeypots Would Stop Illegal Comms

New research by North Carolina State University also says spammers have adapted to STIR/SHAKEN and that 80% of unsolicited US robocalls have a STIR/SHAKEN signature.

Academics Find Reduction in US Robocalls but Spammers Have Adapted to STIR/SHAKEN

Hard data shows why phone honeypots would stop illegal comms.

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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