“We were in West Africa, with a client who was looking to sell steel products to the local market, buyers were lined up, and we had arranged a meeting in a notable international hotel. Our client was on a budget, so there were only two of us supporting him, and our transport was local as opposed to a specialist firm. During our meeting, we noticed the ‘buyer’ was using weird hand gestures and quietly observed that he was signalling a group at another table. This went on for some time, and we decided to end the meeting and relocate our…