“The use of hypnosis to commit crimes is not really new in the Philippines. We've long heard many stories of store cashiers voluntarily handing over the cash in the register to a stranger, usually described as Indian-looking, after being hypnotized into doing so. When the stranger leaves the store with the cash, the cashier awakens from her trance wondering what had happened to her.”
You can read his two articles about it at:
1
http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20081006-164928/Criminals-now-use-hypnosis-to-rob-people
2
http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view/20081020-167502/Criminals-who-use-hypnosis
