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Guidepost Solutions

Provisional pass Last reviewed: 22 Feb 2026 Review ID: guidepostsolutions-20260222

Firm profile

Type: Private Investigations

Extra information: Primary profile is private/corporate investigations and business intelligence, including digital-asset tracing and recovery support services.

Base jurisdiction: United States

Website: https://guidepostsolutions.com

Observed contact points

Phones: None

Emails: privacypolicy@guidepostsolutions.com, privacyframework@guidepostsolutions.com

Addresses: 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL

No red flags

Screen for guaranteed recovery promises, coercive asks, and high-risk payment patterns.

Summary

Risk
  • Sampled copy did not show seed phrase requests, crypto-only payment coercion, or police discouragement; it did include a large aggregate recovery claim.

Inspected

  • Red Flags Found
  • Payment Methods Requested
  • Sensitive Requests
  • Discourage Police
  • Warnings Found

Sources

Evidence details

Fields

  • Guaranteed Recovery Claim Detected : false
  • Recovery Total Claim : over $450 million

Quotes

  • “ Our investigators have a proven track record of successfully identifying and recovering over $450 million in stolen digital assets. ”

    Digital Asset Tracing and Recovery bullet · cryptocurrency-digital-assets page

Legal existence

Verify legal entity details, registration status, directors, and registry records.

Summary

Pass
  • Companies House lists Guidepost Solutions Limited as active, incorporated 13 January 2011, with London registered office and SIC codes including investigation activities.

Inspected

  • Entities

Sources

Evidence details

Fields

  • Company Number : 07491290
  • Company Status : Active
  • Incorporated On : 13 January 2011
  • Registered Office : 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL

Quotes

  • “ Company number 07491290 ”

    Overview header · Companies House overview page

  • “ Company status Active ... Incorporated on 13 January 2011 ”

    Overview details · Companies House overview page

  • “ 80300 - Investigation activities ”

    Nature of business (SIC) · Companies House overview page

Regulatory status

Validate claimed authorizations and memberships against official regulator data.

Summary

Pass
  • Policy text describes Data Privacy Framework commitments and states FTC jurisdiction for framework compliance; no claim was found that the firm itself is a licensed financial regulator or statutory recovery authority.

Inspected

  • Claims

Sources

Evidence details

Fields

  • Ftc Jurisdiction Statement Present : true
  • Pi License Claim Detected : false

Quotes

  • “ The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over Guidepost Solutions with respect to its compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework... ”

    Policy statement · privacy-shield-policies page

Brand clone checks

Cross-check website contact points against independent official records.

Summary

Risk
  • Independent registry source provides UK registered office; website materials show US headquarters address and London presence, so identity is plausible but not fully resolved to one contact set.

Inspected

  • Independent Sources
  • Observed Contacts
  • Comparisons
  • Verification Attempts

Sources

Evidence details

Fields

  • Registry Address : 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL
  • Website Address Seen : 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
  • Comparison Result : partial_match

Quotes

  • “ Registered office address 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL ”

    Companies House overview · Companies House overview page

  • “ Guidepost Solutions LLC ... 260 Madison Avenue ... New York, NY 10016 ”

    Website privacy policy contact details · guidepostsolutions.com/privacy

Address verification

Compare observed addresses with registry records and map-level evidence.

Summary

Risk
  • Website policy lists New York mailing/contact address for Guidepost Solutions LLC.
  • UK registry lists London registered office for Guidepost Solutions Limited.

Inspected

  • Addresses Observed
  • Addresses Registry
  • Mismatch Result
  • Maps Checks

Sources

Evidence details

Fields

  • Website Address : 260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Quotes

  • “ Guidepost Solutions LLC ... 260 Madison Avenue ... New York, NY 10016 ”

    Privacy policy contact details · privacy policy

Fields

  • Uk Registered Office : 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL

Quotes

  • “ Registered office address 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL ”

    Companies House overview · company 07491290 overview

Phone call verified

Assess technical coherence and consistency from direct call-based verification.

Summary

Not done
  • No live human call was conducted in this review run, so call-quality assertions remain unverified.

Inspected

  • Call
  • Topics
  • Consistency
  • Pressure Tactics Observed

Sources

Evidence details

Fields

  • Call Completed : false

Quotes

  • “ If you would like to learn more about our solutions ... please fill out the form ”

    Contact workflow on website · contact page

Web history and infrastructure

Review domain age, ownership history, and historical website continuity.

Summary

Pass
  • RDAP shows domain registration in 2010.
  • CDX output shows 2010 snapshots for guidepostsolutions.com.

Inspected

  • Domains

Sources

Evidence details

Fields

  • Registration Event Date : 2010-03-13T19:21:57Z

Quotes

  • “ "eventAction": "registration", "eventDate": "2010-03-13T19:21:57Z" ”

    RDAP events array · rdap JSON

Fields

  • First Snapshot Timestamp : 20100510013828

Quotes

  • “ ["20100510013828","http://guidepostsolutions.com:80/"] ”

    CDX response row · Wayback CDX output

External mentions and warnings

Review public complaint patterns and external warning signals.

Summary

Pass
  • Search results were noisy due name collision with Guideposts media brand; no direct official warning was identified in sampled output.

Inspected

  • Search Terms Used
  • Mentions

Sources

Evidence details

Fields

  • Search Engine : bing
  • High Credibility Warning Found : false

Quotes

  • “ About 51 results ”

    Bing results header · search results page