Company formed overseas

[CYNthesys]

A bit of a strange situation I cant get my head round. Does this sound odd to anyone else please? A company has been formed in SA by a British person, but its trading in a different African country and its contact details are shown in UK. Online information states the name of the company, followed by the African city of xxx where it is trading followed by United Kingdom as the country.

[atticus]

We may need more detail. There is nothing obviously wrong about the circumstances you have described. But if you are thinking about entering into any significant transactions, you may be wise to dig deeper.

[CYNthesys]

Thank you, I was thinking along the lines of a Nigerian scam

[atticus]

You have obviously seen more that leads you to that thought.

[CYNthesys]

I'm aware there have been failed business ventures in the past that have resulted in UK prison sentences, so I wondered i some sort of tax dodge or unregulated scheme.