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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

14 Defendants Face Paris Trial for $23mn SMS Blaster Smishing Scams

A suspected bomb in a car driven by a woman named Zoé led to a Chinese arms dealer with a Peruvian driving license, and then to much more.

137 Staff to Work in South Korea’s 24/7/365 National Telco-Banking Police Scam Response Center

Legislators will also emulate compensation schemes in Singapore and the UK that require businesses to reimburse customers who lose money to fraudsters. This comes after the hack of SK Telecom prompted a large fine and promises to ramp up security.

USA Finally Considers Blocking Inbound International Calls That Spoof Domestic Numbers

A crumbling strategy for scam reduction has forced the FCC to contemplate options opposed by lobbyists and the businesses they represent.

Death Penalty for 16 Chinese Gangsters Who Ran Scam Compounds in Myanmar

China is aggressively tackling the root source of heinous scam crimes while most other countries only talk about it.

Commsrisk Top Ten for September 2025

These were the hottest articles that Commsrisk published during September, plus some insights into the impact that AI is having on visitors to this website.

Will the UK Ban VPNs?

Probably not, but a surge of downloads for Virtual Private Network (VPN) providers has demonstrated why democracies will struggle to control what people see.

7 Weird Things about the Massive New York Simbox Bust

It is remarkable to see how much has been said about the threats supposedly uncovered by the US Secret Service in New York last week, and how little has been said about preventing similar criminal operations being set up in future.

Welcoming a New Global Know Your Customer Code of Conduct

The i3Forum launches a new KYC code today. They are leading a united front against scams alongside Numeracle and the Cloud Communications Alliance.

Leading Anti-Fraud Expert Says Blocking Millions of Scam Calls Is Unsustainable

Italian, Irish and Spanish authorities have recently mentioned the blocking of many scam calls. However, Endre Syvertsen of Telenor Linx warned that blocking is not enough.

4 Rogue Base Stations Linked to KT Micropayments Fraud; 2 Chinese Nationals Arrested

There is also news about Brazil training teams to locate SMS blasters and research for China's Supreme Court revealed a loophole in their laws.

US Secret Service Finds 300 Simboxes in New York

100,000 SIM cards were also seized.

I Wrote a Global KYC Standard That Regulators Will Review; Does That Seem Strange to You?

A new know-your-customer code of conduct for bulk voice and messaging has been approved and published by the i3Forum. Next comes One Consortium and the regulators in GIRAF.
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