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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

This Jurisdiction Issue Makes International Traceback Useless

If there has to be legal permission to get traceback data from the entire route then traceback can easily be defeated, even if there is blanket permission from the originating and terminating countries.

Police Find SMS Blaster Hoard in Cambodia

Stopping a car with one rogue base station led the police to a Phnom Penh lock-up which stored many others.

7-Year Prison Sentence for Fake Airplane Wi‑Fi Scammer Who Copied Private Sex Images from Women’s Phones

Michael Clapsis used his network engineering skills to access the devices of passengers.

Commsrisk Top Ten for November 2025

More people have read last month's top story than any other article this year.

We Should Be Studying Scam Yields

Applying a simple mathematical concept that illustrates the relationship between frequency and impact would improve the way we tackle consumer scams like SIM swaps.

Anti-fraud Vendor Names 5 “Trusted” Countries Linked to Hidden Telecoms Fraud

An American business with an international clientele cited various examples of crime that challenge cultural assumptions.

Why Do So Many People Say the UK Needs Traceback When the UK Already Has Traceback?

If something is broken, you should understand why it broke before you start constructing its replacement.

Woman in Scam Compound Given Punishment Exercise until She Dropped Dead

The human cost of corporate indifference is greater than the financial cost.

Explaining the Global Scam Messaging Ecosystem to the Public

I was interviewed by Dexter Thomas for this week's episode of his podcast and YouTube show about the impact of technology.

Europol’s New Paper on Caller ID Spoofing Is Better than Anything Else You Will Read on This Subject

The police can be impartial about the methods needed to tackle crime when businesses are letting the rest of society down.

Global Telco Suspended from Anti-Fraud Consortium after CEO Accused of ‘Breathtaking’ $500mn Loan Fraud

American financiers say Bankim Brahmbhatt fabricated accounts receivable at Broadband Telecom and Bridgevoice, two of the telcos belonging to Bankai Group.

US Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former CEO of Messaging App for Fraud

IRL was once valued at USD1.2bn but founder and CEO Abraham Shafi now faces a potential 20-year prison sentence for lying about paying users to download his app.

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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