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Hey everyone, foreign buyer here!

I wanted to ask you guys' opinion to see if this sounds like a scam. I’m trying to buy a LEGO from an Austrian seller on Willhaben, but a few major red flags have popped up during the process:

The seller is in Austria and doesn’t usually ship to Hungary, but he still suggested using Paylivery, and they claimed they didn't know why it didn't work.

The Name Mismatch: They wanted to do a direct bank transfer, but the name on the bank account is completely different from their username. Their real name is reportedly [different then their username] When I questioned this, the seller claimed they used a "placeholder name" on Willhaben for privacy reasons because they are afraid of data abuse.
To convince me, they sent a photo of an Austrian e-card showing the name [a different name ] alongside their photo, plus a picture of the item next to a note with today's date and my name.

The account has some age to it, and they seem very responsive/helpful, but the combination of a fake/placeholder profile name, a mismatched bank account name feels extremely risky.

Has anyone encountered a similar situation on Willhaben?
Thank you!