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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

Scam SMS Blasters Found Circling Malaysian Resort and Singapore Border Town

Readers may recognize an orange converter used to power one of the rogue base stations, and other similarities with crimes committed around the world.

We Need Your Help: Donate to the Global Fraud Dashboard

We have 60 days to change how open source fraud intelligence is collated on a global level.

SMS Blaster Vendor Lists 68 Countries They Sell To

Telcos and police are forced to chase SMS blasters worldwide because the internet is dominated by businesses which do not stop the sale of equipment used for crime.

Global Scam Losses Fell 57%: Why Is Nobody Celebrating?

Our measures of networked crime are bullshit.

Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor Opposes Replacing 0303 Telemarketing Prefix with STIR/SHAKEN

Anatel, the Brazilian telecoms regulator, upset consumer protection bodies by flip-flopping on a rule that forced telemarketing calls to use the 0303 range.

FBI Warns that US Government Officials Get Scammed with the Same SMS-OCS Combo as Everyone Else

Have you ever wondered if your country's leaders have below-average intellect?

Scamhunters Blast Microsoft Teams and Sinch over VoIP Numbers for Callback Frauds

The scamhunter group called Demurrage published a comprehensive dossier of evidence they compiled.

Any Day Now…

We expect to be ready to launch the crowdfund campaign for the Global Fraud Dashboard on Monday 9 February.

Why Are We Asking for GBP7,250?

The campaign has an all-or-nothing goal, meaning no money will be taken from donors unless the cumulative value of pledges meets or exceeds the target.

Greece Arrests Chinese SMS Blaster Scammers

The scourge of smishing messages sent by rogue base stations is spreading across Europe but national leaders ignore the underlying security threat.

Preparations for the Crowdfunding Campaign Near Completion

It may be necessary, but is it possible?

South Korea’s Biggest Telco Blocked Over a Billion Calls and SMS Messages in 2025

SK Telecom reported a 119% increase in blocked calls and a 22% increase in blocked SMS messages compared to 2024.

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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