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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

Prosecutors Want to Confiscate $8mn of Assets from Publicity-Hungry Owner of Scam Call Center

Kunal Gupta claimed to be a philanthropist but police say his firm made $17.4mn by defrauding victims in the USA, UK and Australia.

Why China’s War on Scammers Is Fueling a Literal War in Asia

China is offering bounties for criminal kingpins and encouraging rebel armies to seize parts of Myanmar.

Orange Poland Warn Old Android Phones Infected with Malware to Make IRSF Fraud Calls

But consumers pushed back by suggesting methods that would stop fraud without the need to purchase a new handset.

Optus Data Breach Caused Surge in Complaints for Ombudsman, but Not as Many as You Might Expect

10 million Australians were affected but the breach prompted fewer complaints than other common causes of dissatisfaction.

Mobileum Fake Revenues Lawsuit and Countersuit: What the Court Documents Say

Employees of the market-leading analytics firm talked about escaping the 'nightmare' created by sales figures which were 'bullshit'.

Thousands Tricked Into Revealing Banking Details by Smishing IMSI-Catcher Driven around Norway

The IMSI-catcher was used over a 23-day period to send SMS texts with links to websites that impersonated three banks.

Corrupt Police Analyst Warned Criminals about Secret Comms Surveillance

Natalie Mottram used her computer to access investigation files from the home of a man with connections to organized crime.

New IoT Vulnerability Report Highlights Ongoing Weakness of Security for Popular Consumer Devices

Consider purchasing your IoT devices from John Lewis in the UK, MediaMarkt in the EU, or Target in the US.

UK Cyber Security Center Issues Guidance on Artificial Inflation of SMS Traffic

The NCSC cited comments by Elon Musk when explaining the need for their excellent new recommendations.

Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2023

Did you miss any big stories about risk in the communications sector? These articles have been grabbing the attention of readers.

Mobileum Lawsuit, SMS AIT and the Risks That Lie Ahead: Commsrisk Show Season Finale

The second season of The Communications Risk Show concluded with startling news and predictions about the future.

Singapore Proposes Telcos and Banks Will Share Liability for Smishing Losses

Telcos would need to fully compensate victims if banks met their obligations but the telco did not block malicious SMS messages.

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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