Weird and unusual news! Italian police are looking for a man supposedly hypnotising people and making them hand over money:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/7309947.stm<\/a><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n In the latest incident captured on CCTV, he targeted a bank at Ancona in northern Italy, then calmly walked out.<\/p>\n A female bank clerk reportedly handed over nearly 800 euros (\u00a3630).<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n CCTV from the bank showed her apparently being hypnotised by the man, according to the reports.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Update March 31st: Some interesting commentary on this on Bruce Schneier’s blog: Weird and unusual news! Italian police are looking for a man supposedly hypnotising people and making them hand over money: http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/7309947.stm 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 … Continue reading Italian Police seek Hypnotist thief?<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/www.schneier.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/03\/hypnotist_thief.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"