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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

Time Is an Essential Luxury

There is value in taking time to explain the world to yourself as well as others.

Australia Will Impose New Rules to Stop SIM Swaps

The Australian regulator says victims of SIM swaps lose around AUD28,000 (USD21,000) on average.

Why Webinars Suck

Webinar producers know that the average telecoms risk professional registers for more webinars than they actually join.

The Complete TV Mini Series of the RAG-Subex Survey

Four different experts from Subex gave RAG TV their interpretations of the RAG-Subex survey of revenue assurance, fraud management and cyber security professionals.

Why Not Spam the Phishers?

Opinions about how to respond to a crime change according to the frequency of that crime.

Arkansas Anti-Robocall Law Shows Why Other Countries Do Not Want to Help the USA

A country cannot make rules for others if it cannot agree consistent rules within its own borders.

Why Does Mental Health Stop Mattering When the Bill Comes from the BBC?

Rules that stop UK comms providers intimidating vulnerable people are set aside when the BBC collects money.

Ghana’s Telcos Collectively Block 28,000 SIMs in Common Bid to Stop Mobile Money Fraud

Tricky fraudsters deliberately misspell their messages in the hope of evading automated filters.

Tinder Dating App Used to Work around Russian Internet Censorship

A Slovakian marketing agency is persuading Tinder users to tell the truth about war in Ukraine alongside messages of love to Russians.

Is El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment Mad, Bad or Genius?

US politicians and the IMF have doubts about El Salvador using bitcoin as legal tender but they should consider how much poor people spend on transferring money between countries.

Commsrisk Top Ten for March 2022

Articles about war and corruption generated a lot of traffic for Commsrisk during the month of March, but there were some positive stories amidst the bad news.

When Netflix Shared the Worst Password Advice Ever

Netflix wants customers in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru to pay more if their accounts are being accessed by multiple households, but they used to openly encourage the sharing of passwords.

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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