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So he gave you a completely different account number the 1st time, what was this over the phone? Do you have a written record of the details - are the two bank sort codes the same?
The odds of transferring money into a strangers bank account due to a typo must be tiny. Idk about Germany, but here in the UK numbers are 8 digits and sort codes are 6 digits. If the 2nd account number he gave you was completely different, it's not a clerical error. Either a) He made a typo - in which case the payment would surely bounce or b) He gave you someone else's acct number & sort code or c) He has the money in his possession and is refusing to send goods.
You have a written record of both details A and details B, and you have a record of making a payment to details A. Scam or no scam, going by what you've said, I can't see how he is not 100% at fault.