It was the dream signature for the owner of an unknown Nottingham Gallery-a exhibition with the work of Hollywood actor artist Pierce Brosnan, who would also be present to meet fans.
But the owner of the gallery revealed how her livelihood and reputation were 'ruined' after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she spent months with negotiations about the exhibition of your life, turned out not to be the bond star, but a 'deepfake'.
Simone Simms spoke for the first time about how she fell for the extensive artificial intelligence (AI) -scam that led her to lost her £ 30,000 long Eaton gallery.
Mrs Simms told the post on Sunday that she was 'counted' after selling £ 20,000 in tickets to art lovers with the promise to meet the 71-year-old Brosnan just to discover that she had been duped.
Scammers used AI to generate a convincing similarity from Mr Brosnan who scratched her of his £ 80 million house in Hawaii.
Mrs Simms remembered 'how real' he appeared on Zoom and how she 'squeaked with excitement that he was in my living room to speak to me' before he took the bait and sent the scammers £ 3,000 for 'shipping costs' for the art.
Her nightmare started when she contacted what she believed as the legitimate Facebook page of Mr Brosnan at the beginning of 2023 and asked if he would show his paintings at her location.
She then says that she was contacted by what she thought was the star and that about 200 messages were exchanged between them on the Telegram -Meries -App, including a number of speech notes about the exhibition.
The AI Deepfake of 007 star Pierce Brosnan who has duped the owner of the art gallery Simone
Mrs. Simms (depicted, left) fell victim to a scam who led her to lost her £ 30,000 art gallery
More than 20,000 tickets were sold with the promise to meet the 71-year-old Brosnan, who had scammers deeply to appear as if he were called Mrs. Simms from his £ 80 million house in Hawaii
A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs Simms exchanged 200 messages via Telegram with whom she thought the Bond actor was
In one audio message, listened to by De Post on Sunday, a voice discusses the distinctive Irish accent of Mr Brosnan in the coming exhibition.
'Simone, it's Pierce Brosnan here, how are you? I just wanted to apologize because they can't set up a meeting, “says the voice.
“I've been flooded lately. Let your team know that I really appreciate the invitation to the art exhibition.
“I have high expectations, it will be a huge success.”
In the next video call, the image of Mr Brosnan appeared on the screen, but the sound was switched off. Messages from the person on the other side of the phone claimed that there was a technological problem.
Two of Mrs. Simms' friends were also in the videoet, one of the two MS Simms believed that she had had with Brosnan and were both fooled, insisting that she was not an 'idiot'.
One of them, artist Neil Adcock, said: 'It looked like his real face. He said his son had set it up for him. He said the sound problem was on our side. It went on for a while. '
Pierce Brosnan at the Art Miami VIP opening in Miami Florida
After the fake event was booked, Mr Brosnan insisted that the gallery damned insistently that he would “never charge for a meet and greet”
The artwork of the real Pierce. Mrs Simms advertised £ 500 'Meet and Greet' tickets with the Deepfake MR Brosnan
Another painting by the real MR Brosnan. Mrs Simms says she wants the actor to recognize her as a victim instead of as a villain
Others have reported to contact a fake Facebook account and claimed to be Mr. Brosnan. Shown: one of the paintings of the real Mr. Brosnan
Meanwhile, after Mrs Simms booked and marketed her show, the real Lord Brosnan saw an advertisement for the exhibition with his art online and he gave a statement that the gallery damned that he would never charge for A meet and greet '.
His lawyers sent her an immediate cessation and main letter in November 2023, three days after she had advertised the £ 500 VIP Meet-and-Greet tickets.
A 'horrible' Mrs Simms realized her mistake and remembered in tears: 'It was the worst time of my life and it attracted my reputation.
'Pierce hurt me by issuing the explanation. He should have done more research before he did, because he would realize that I was only a fan who was in contact, but he gained me and that is where it started to go wrong.
“I wish he would recognize me as a victim and not as a villain. He has to tell the audience about what really happened and set the tone.
“I don't hate him because he is also a victim. People abused his photo. If I knew it wasn't, I would never have set up the exhibition or sold the tickets. '
A photo of Piers Brosnan with a green area on the coast
Mrs Simms reimbursed the £ 20,000 in tickets, but was forced to close her gallery in August 2024 after the incident had left her reputation. Displayed: a painting by Pierce Brosnan
One of the paintings of the real Pierce Brosnan that a woman lies down
As soon as she realized that she had been duped, Mrs. Simms paid back the £ 20,000 of tickets, but was forced to close her gallery in August 2024 after the Saga had left her reputation in decks, with many who still believed she had tried them them to light up.
Others have reported that they are contacted by a fake Facebook account and claimed to be Mr. Brosnan, asking which of his films is their favorite before they ask for money.
It is when last month the post revealed how a divorced woman was duped to hand over £ 700,000 to a scammer who occurred as Brad Pitt and asked for money to finance his urgent kidney cancer treatment.
Mr Brosnan was approached for comment.
