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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

Lycamobile’s French Businesses Fined EUR10mn for Tax Fraud and Money Laundering

Former Lycamobile Group CEO Chris Tooley received a 3-year prison sentence and a EUR250,000 fine for his part in the tax evasion.

Artificial Inflation of Traffic Blamed for Dismal SMS Forecasts

Mobile operators ramp up prices for terminating SMS whilst crooks use bots to generate meaningless traffic.

Mobileum Inflated Revenues with Fake Invoices, Alleges Lawsuit by New Owners

HIG Capital says they were duped into overpaying for Mobileum in 2022 because of 'brazen, massive, systemic fraud'.

Analytics, Profits, Aussie Scam Reduction and EU Abuse of Microtargeting: Commsrisk Show 10

Another varied show featured an interview with Mike Willett, an expert in analytics and long-standing friend of Commsrisk.

Vonage and Twilio Blasted for ‘Unacceptable’ SMS Scam Failings by Australian Regulator

Scammers exploited Vonage's weak controls to send thousands of scam SMS messages that impersonated reputable organizations.

Ukraine Says 11 Telcos Were Compromised by Hackers

Attacks were conducted by Sandworm, a Russian military unit that has targeted France and South Korea and repeatedly attempted to cause blackouts in Ukraine.

Why Is the USA Trying to Disconnect Saudi Arabia’s Second Mobile Operator?

The FCC says Mobily needs a better anti-spam plan despite flawed plans from other telcos including Deutsche Telekom and Etisalat.

Learn from the Lawyers Who Chase SIM Swap Clients

If lawyers specialize in lawsuits for a certain kind of wealthy client then you should implement controls that specifically mitigate the risks surrounding those clients.

Refiling, Scam Calls Traced to Deutsche Telekom, and Huawei’s Influence on the GSMA: Commsrisk Show 9

The latest episode of our weekly webcast featured a lively mix of interweaved risks for comms providers and the rest of society.

Revenue Assurance Teams Must Refocus on Costs

RA teams always had skills that could be applied to cost reduction, but may have lacked the ambition. Changing priorities mean they should realign themselves to cost-conscious CEOs.

Australian Scam Call Complaints Fall 72% Since 2021

There has also been an 86% fall in complaints about scam SMS messages in the year since the ACMA imposed similar controls to those previously adopted for scam calls.

EU Used Illegal Microtargeted Ads to Boost Public Support for New Comms Surveillance Powers

European Commissioner Ylva Johansson broke laws that limit the use of sensitive data to pressure governments that opposed her plans.

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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