It was the dream finalizing for the owner of an unknown Nottingham gallery - an exhibit featuring the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would also address meet fans.
But the gallery's owner has revealed how her income and bybio.co reputation were 'messed up' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she spent months working out the exhibition of a life time ended up not to be the Bond star but a 'deepfake'.
Simone Simms has actually promoted the first time about how she succumbed to the sophisticated expert system (AI) scam which resulted in her losing her ₤ 30,000 Long Eaton gallery.
Ms Simms told The Mail on Sunday she was 'villainised' after selling ₤ 20,000 worth of tickets to art lovers with the guarantee of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, funsilo.date only to find she had been deceived.
Scammers used AI to produce a persuading likeness of Mr Brosnan video-calling her from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii.
Ms Simms remembered 'how genuine' he appeared on Zoom and how she 'screeched with excitement that he remained in my living room speaking with me' before taking the bait and sending out the scammers ₤ 3,000 for 'shipping charges' for the art.
Her headache started when she contacted what she believed to be Mr Brosnan's legitimate Facebook page at the start of 2023 and asked if he would show his paintings at her place.
She then says she was called by what she thought was the star and around 200 messages were exchanged between them on the Telegram messaging app, including a number of voice notes discussing the .
The AI deepfake of 007 star Pierce Brosnan that deceived art gallery owner Simone Simms
Mrs Simms (imagined, left) fell victim to a fraud that resulted in her losing her ₤ 30,000 art gallery
More than 20,000 tickets were offered with the promise of conference 71-year-old Brosnan, who scammers had actually deepfaked to resemble he was calling Mrs Simms from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii
A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs Simms exchanged 200 messages via 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 distinct Irish accent discusses the upcoming exhibit.
'Simone, it's Pierce Brosnan here, how's it going? Just wished to apologise for not being able to set up a conference,' the voice states.
'I've been swamped recently. Please let your team understand coastalplainplants.org that I genuinely value the invitation to the art exhibition.
'I have high expectations it will be a substantial success.'
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