It was the dream signing for the owner of an unknown Nottingham gallery - an exhibit including the work of Hollywood actor-turned-artist Pierce Brosnan, who would also take care of satisfy fans.

But the gallery’s owner has revealed how her livelihood and reputation were ‘destroyed’ after the Pierce Brosnan with whom she invested months working out the exhibition of a life time turned out not to be the Bond star but a ‘deepfake’.

Simone Simms has actually spoken for the very first time about how she succumbed to the intricate expert system (AI) scam which resulted in 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 lovers with the pledge of meeting 71-year-old Brosnan, only to discover she had actually been deceived.

Scammers used AI to generate a persuading similarity of Mr Brosnan video-calling her from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii.

Ms Simms remembered ‘how real’ he appeared on Zoom and how she ‘squealed with enjoyment that he remained in my living-room speaking with me’ before taking the bait and sending the fraudsters ₤ 3,000 for ‘shipping costs’ for the art.

Her problem 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 display his paintings at her place.

She then states she was called 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 going over the exhibit.

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

Mrs Simms (pictured, left) fell victim to a rip-off that resulted in her losing her ₤ 30,000 art gallery

More than 20,000 tickets were offered with the pledge of conference 71-year-old Brosnan, who scammers had actually deepfaked to look like he was calling Mrs Simms from his ₤ 80million home in Hawaii

A Pierce Brosnan painting. Mrs Simms exchanged 200 messages through Telegram with who she thought 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 distinct Irish accent goes over the upcoming exhibit.

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