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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

If Fans of STIR/SHAKEN Want to Restore Trust Then Why Do They Tell Lies?

The preface to an article written by Hugh Bradlow, former CTO of Telstra, contains a brazen falsehood.

Fewer Complaints about Nuisance Calls, but Which Controls Were Responsible?

The US and UK have differing strategies for stopping robocalls but the trends in complaints are remarkably similar.

Brazil Begins Testing End-to-End Validation of Telemarketing Calls

Brazil's big telemarketing businesses are voluntarily working with telcos to show customers who is calling them.

3 Years in Prison for Fraudster Who Drove SMS-Blasting IMSI-Catcher around Norway

A 25 year old Malaysian sent smishing messages that impersonated three Norwegian banks.

The Robocall Transparency Report They Do Not Want You to Read

The US traceback consortium linked five times as many bad calls to a US originator than to a foreign originator during Q3 2023.

Australian Government Commits to Spending AUD10mn on SMS SenderID Registry

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland guaranteed public funding for the first four years of the registry's operation.

3 Takeaways from the FCC Robocall Report to Congress That You Will Not Read Anywhere Else

The default strategy of the FCC is to impose new rules on legitimate businesses because it cannot enforce old rules for real crooks.

$0 Penalty for Firm That Tricked Victims into Consenting to Robocalls

Response Tree LLC used over 50 deceptive websites to collect data that enabled illegal robocalls, but their $7mn penalty was suspended because they said they could not afford it.

Telco Fined for Not Checking IDs That Would Have Stopped 9 Illegal SIM Swaps

The ACMA imposed a fine of AUD259,440 after discovering customers of Medion Australia had lost AUD160,000 due to SIM swap frauds.

Regulator Warns That Stalkers Will Use Connected Cars to Track Victims

The FCC has contacted both telcos and car manufacturers but has no concrete proposals.

Russian Hackers Who Took Down Ukraine’s Biggest Mobile Operator Infiltrated It 6 Months Earlier

The hackers "completely destroyed the core" of Kyivstar.

10 Arrested In Kenya’s Capital of Mobile Money SIM Swap Crime

Police found exercise books full of phone numbers and limits for taking out mobile money loans in the names of victims.

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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