'Hypnotist' thief hunted in Italy......
By ctrymuziklvr
@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
United States
March 23, 2008 8:02am CST
CCTV footage of the 'hypnotist' in action Mesmerising? The
CCTV footage Police in Italy have issued footage of a man who is suspected of hypnotising supermarket checkout staff to hand over money from their cash registers. In every case, the last thing staff reportedly remember is the thief leaning over and saying: "Look into my eyes", before finding the till empty. In the latest incident captured on CCTV, he targeted a bank at Ancona in northern Italy, then calmly walked out. A female bank clerk reportedly handed over nearly 800 euros (£630).The cashier who was shown the video footage has no memory of the incident, according to Italian media, and only realised what had happened when she saw the money missing.CCTV from the bank showed her apparently being hypnotised by the man, according to the reports.Italian police believe the suspect could be of Indian or North African extraction.
If this isn't a "smart" thief I don't know what is!!!
3 responses
@DavidReedy (2378)
• United States
11 May 08
Could this be a con--a gimmick that the "victim" is a part of? Maybe not, but could be.
All I know is that, to a little disappointment on my part, I discovered I couldn't be hypnotized by others... I can, and have put myself in slight trances, especially when tired, but twice, in the presence of "professional" hypnotists I felt myself resisting their "charm".
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
23 Mar 08
Sounds pretty ingenious to me. I would have liked to see the footage. I went to the CCTV international website but could not find anything on this article. 