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It was the dream finalizing for the owner of an unidentified Nottingham gallery - an exhibit featuring the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would also attend to fulfill fans.

But the gallery's owner has exposed how her income and track record were 'ruined' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she spent months negotiating the exhibit of a life time turned out not to be the Bond star however a 'deepfake'.

Simone Simms has promoted the very first time about how she fell for the elaborate expert system (AI) scam which led to her losing her ₤ 30,000 Long Eaton gallery.

Ms Simms told The Mail on Sunday she was 'villainised' after offering ₤ 20,000 worth of tickets to art enthusiasts with the promise of conference 71-year-old Brosnan, just to discover she had actually been deceived.

Scammers utilized AI to produce a convincing similarity of Mr Brosnan video-calling her from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii.

Ms Simms recalled 'how genuine' he appeared on Zoom and how she 'screeched with enjoyment that he remained in my living room talking to me' before taking the bait and sending the scammers ₤ 3,000 for 'shipping costs' for wikitravel.org the art.

Her nightmare began when she contacted what she believed to be Mr Brosnan's legitimate Facebook page at the start of 2023 and asked if he would exhibit his paintings at her location.

She then says she was gotten in touch with by what she thought was the star and around 200 messages were exchanged in between them on the Telegram messaging app, including a number of voice notes discussing the exhibition.

The AI deepfake of 007 star Pierce Brosnan that duped art gallery owner Simone Simms

Mrs Simms (pictured, left) succumbed to a scam that led to her losing her ₤ 30,000 art gallery

More than 20,000 tickets were offered with the promise of conference 71-year-old Brosnan, who fraudsters had actually deepfaked to resemble he was calling Mrs Simms from his ₤ 80million house in Hawaii

A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs Simms exchanged 200 messages through Telegram with who she thought was the Bond star

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In one audio message, listened to by The Mail on Sunday, a voice with Mr Brosnan's unique Irish accent goes over the upcoming exhibition.

'Simone, it's Pierce Brosnan here, how's it going? Just wished to apologise for not having the ability to set up a meeting,' the voice says.

'I've been swamped lately. Please let your team know that I really appreciate the invite to the art exhibit.

'I have high expectations it will be a huge success.'

In a subsequent video call, Mr Brosnan's image appeared on the screen however the noise was off. Messages from the individual on the other side of the phone claimed there was a technological problem.

Two of Ms Simms's friends were likewise in the video meeting, one of two Ms Simms thought she had had with Brosnan, and were both tricked, insisting she was not an 'idiot'.

One of them, artist Neil Adcock, said: 'It appeared like his real face. He said his boy had actually set it up for him. He said the sound issue was on our end. It continued for a while.'

Pierce Brosnan at the Art Miami VIP opening in Miami Florida

After the fake occasion was scheduled, thatswhathappened.wiki Mr Brosnan put out a statement damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never charge for a satisfy and greet'

The real Pierce's artwork. Mrs Simms marketed ₤ 500 'meet and oke.zone greet' tickets with the deepfake Mr Brosnan

Another painting the genuine Mr Brosnan. Mrs Simms says she wants the actor would acknowledge her as a victim rather than a villain

Others have actually reported being gotten in touch with by a phony Facebook account, to be Mr Brosnan. Pictured: One of the real Mr Brosnan's paintings

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Meanwhile, after Ms Simms scheduled and marketed her program, the genuine Mr Brosnan saw an ad for the exhibit including his art online and utahsyardsale.com released a statement damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never charge for a fulfill and welcome'.

His attorneys sent her an immediate cease-and-desist letter in November 2023, 3 days after she promoted the ₤ 500 VIP meet-and-greet tickets.

A 'horrified' Ms Simms realised her mistake and tearfully recalled: 'It was the worst time of my life and it tainted my credibility.

'Pierce harmed me by issuing the declaration. He ought to have done more research before he did due to the fact that he would realise I was just a fan connecting but he villainised me which's where it started to fail.

'I want he would acknowledge me as a victim and not as a villain. He needs to tell the general public about what truly took place and set the tone.

'I do not dislike him, since he is a victim too. People abused his image. If I knew it wasn't him, I would never ever have set up the exhibition or sold the tickets.'

A picture by Piers Brosnan illustrating a green area on the coast

Ms Simms reimbursed the ₤ 20,000 in tickets however was forced to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the incident left her reputation in tatters. Pictured: A painting by Pierce Brosnan

One of the genuine Pierce Brosnan's paintings illustrating a woman resting

As quickly as she realised she had been fooled, Ms Simms refunded the ₤ 20,000 in tickets however was forced to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the saga left her track record in tatters, with numerous still thinking she had attempted to scam them.

Others have reported being called by a phony Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan, asking which of his movies is their preferred before asking for money.

It comes as last month The Mail revealed how a separated woman was fooled into turning over ₤ 700,000 to a fraudster positioning as Brad Pitt and requested cash to money his immediate kidney cancer treatment.

Mr Brosnan has been approached for remark.

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