http://www.itstrulyrandom.com/2008/03/23/italian-thief-is-using-hypnosis-to-rob-store-clerks/When I first heard this story, the video was embedded into the news page, so I did a search for the video separately. When doing so, I actually ran into other hits, which I, at first, mistook for the same one. There was one with a bank teller, another store clerk, etc., it seemed to be a rising, new set of incidents.
What I found interesting in this Italian video, is the fact that, given it was a real event, he appears to be using some sort of tool, which resembles a video remote. He seems to push it while it is aimed at her.