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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

EUR42K Fine to Orange Spain for Asking Two Instead of Three ID Questions of Social Engineering Fraudster

The telco was tricked into forwarding a customer's calls, leading to a debatable GDPR decision.

Global Voice Group Founder Barred from Entering USA over Involvement in Corruption

Laurent Lamothe stole USD60mn from a government aid program. His business promises to help governments collect more telecoms taxes.

Ukraine Police Raid Another Simbox Bot Farm Pushing Pro-Putin Propaganda

Three people in the city of Vinnytsia have been arrested and each faces a maximum prison sentence of 15 years.

Taiwan to Build 700 Satellite Receivers as Defense Against China Cutting Submarine Cables

USD18mn has been allocated to a project meant to ensure Taiwan's leaders can always speak with each other and the outside world.

US Receives 5.1 Billion Robocalls in May; The Excuses for Failure Keep Getting Worse

The YouMail Robocall Index says Americans received 5,083,647,300 robocalls in May, a new record for the STIR/SHAKEN era.

Now There Is a Rap Song about IMSI-Catchers

The discography of Marseille rapper AM La Scampia illustrates how criminality surrounding electronic comms could be normalized for young people.

KYC and Scam Intelligence: The Final Episode of The Communications Risk Show

It has been a pleasure to chat with such knowledgeable guests and entertaining co-presenters. A new season will begin on August 23.

Kenyans Warned of the Return of Wangiri

They may have been trying to raise consumer awareness, but the Communications Authority of Kenya also needs somebody to explain wangiri to them.

Russia Accuses US of Putting Spyware in iPhones

Cybersecurity business Kaspersky published details of an advanced persistent threat with similarities to NSO Group's Pegasus surveillance tool.

India to Implement Unified Consumer Consent System for Telemarketing Calls and Messages

Telcos have 2 months to create a digital platform that will let ordinary Indians control which businesses may contact them.

Commsrisk Top Ten for May 2023

Last month saw a consistently strong readership for every new article. These were the 10 posts that received most attention.

Robocalls and Call Authentication: Commsrisk Show Episode 12

Three of the world's leading experts offered contrasting explanations of how to reduce unwanted and illegal robocalls.

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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