It was the dream finalizing for the owner of an unknown Nottingham - an exhibition featuring the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would likewise address fulfill fans.
But the gallery's owner has revealed how her livelihood and credibility were 'destroyed' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she invested months negotiating the exhibition of a lifetime turned out not to be the Bond star but a 'deepfake'.
Simone Simms has promoted the very first time about how she succumbed to the intricate artificial intelligence (AI) rip-off which led to her losing her ₤ 30,000 Long Eaton gallery.
Ms Simms informed The Mail on Sunday she was 'villainised' after selling ₤ 20,000 worth of tickets to art fans with the guarantee of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, only to discover she had been duped.
Scammers utilized AI to produce a persuading similarity of Mr Brosnan video-calling her from his ₤ 80million house in Hawaii.
Ms Simms recalled 'how genuine' he appeared on Zoom and how she 'squealed with enjoyment that he remained in my living room talking to me' before taking the bait and sending the scammers ₤ 3,000 for 'shipping charges' for the art.
Her problem started when she contacted what she thought to be Mr Brosnan's genuine Facebook page at the start of 2023 and asked if he would exhibit his paintings at her location.
She then states she was called by what she believed was the star and around 200 messages were exchanged in between them on the Telegram messaging app, including a number of voice notes going over the exhibition.
The AI deepfake of 007 star Pierce Brosnan that fooled art gallery owner Simone Simms
Mrs Simms (envisioned, left) came down with 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 deepfaked to resemble he was calling Mrs Simms from his ₤ 80million house in Hawaii
A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs Simms exchanged 200 messages via Telegram with who she believed was the Bond actor
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In one audio message, listened to by The Mail on Sunday, a voice with Mr Brosnan's unique Irish accent talks about the upcoming exhibition.
'Simone, it's Pierce Brosnan here, how's it going? Just desired to apologise for not having the ability to set up a meeting,' the voice states.
'I have actually been overloaded recently. Please let your team understand that I truly value the invitation to the art exhibition.
'I have high expectations it will be a big success.'
In a subsequent video call, Mr Brosnan's image appeared on the screen but the noise was off. Messages from the person on the other side of the phone claimed there was a technological issue.
Two of Ms Simms's buddies were likewise in the video conference, one of two Ms Simms believed she had actually had with Brosnan, scientific-programs.science and koha-community.cz were both tricked, insisting she was not an 'moron'.
One of them, artist Neil Adcock, said: 'It appeared like his real face. He said his boy had set it up for him. He said the noise issue was on our end. It continued for a while.'
Pierce Brosnan at the Art Miami VIP opening in Miami Florida
After the phony event was reserved, Mr Brosnan put out a statement damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never charge for a fulfill and welcome'
The real Pierce's artwork. Mrs Simms promoted ₤ 500 'meet and greet' tickets with the deepfake Mr Brosnan
Another painting the real Mr Brosnan. Mrs Simms says she wants the actor would acknowledge her as a victim rather than a villain
Others have actually reported being contacted by a fake Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan. Pictured: One of the real Mr Brosnan's paintings
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Meanwhile, after Ms Simms booked and marketed her show, the genuine Mr Brosnan saw an ad for the exhibit including his art online and provided a statement damning the gallery, insisting he 'would never ever charge for a fulfill and greet'.
His attorneys sent her an instant cease-and-desist letter in November 2023, three days after she advertised the ₤ 500 VIP meet-and-greet tickets.
A 'frightened' Ms Simms understood her mistake and tearfully remembered: 'It was the worst time of my life and it tainted my credibility.
'Pierce hurt me by issuing the statement. He needs to have done more research study before he did due to the fact that he would realise I was just a fan connecting however he villainised me which's where it started to fail.
'I wish he would acknowledge me as a victim and not as a villain. He requires to inform the general public about what genuinely took place and prawattasao.awardspace.info set the tone.
'I don't hate him, greyhawkonline.com because he is a victim too. People abused his picture. If I understood it wasn't him, I would never ever have actually established the exhibit or sold the tickets.'
A picture by Piers Brosnan portraying a green location on the coast
Ms Simms reimbursed the ₤ 20,000 in tickets however was required to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the occurrence left her track record in tatters. Pictured: fishtanklive.wiki A painting by Pierce Brosnan
One of the real Pierce Brosnan's paintings portraying a lady resting
As quickly as she understood she had actually been fooled, Ms Simms reimbursed the ₤ 20,000 in tickets but was forced to shut her gallery in August 2024 after the saga left her track record in tatters, with many still thinking she had actually tried to fraud them.
Others have actually reported being contacted by a fake Facebook account, claiming to be Mr Brosnan, asking which of his films is their preferred before requesting cash.
It comes as last month The Mail exposed how a divorced woman was deceived into handing over ₤ 700,000 to a fraudster impersonating Brad Pitt and requested money to fund his immediate kidney cancer treatment.
Mr Brosnan has been approached for comment.
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