<p><img src="https://static1.businessinsider.com/image/6076e63b42061500181755e8-2202/nigel%20farage%20hugh%20janus.jpg" border="0" alt="nigel farage hugh janus" data-mce-source="Getty"></p><p></p><bi-shortcode id="summary-shortcode" data-type="summary-shortcode" class="mceNonEditable" contenteditable="false">Summary List Placement</bi-shortcode><p>Former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has fallen victim to a viral prank on the video-sharing website Cameo.</p><p>The app, which is a means for fans to pay celebrities for personalized messages, has found favour among some actors, sportspeople and politicians.</p><p>In one message, which quickly went viral on social media, Farage, who charges 75 for each recording, can be seen wishing a happy birthday to a "Hugh Janus."</p><p>"Happy birthday Hugh Janus, I've heard you're a massive fan," Farage said.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation=""><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy birthday, Hugh Janus...er...<a href="https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Nigel_Farage</a> <a href="https://t.co/5bLCpdPnri">pic.twitter.com/5bLCpdPnri</a></p> Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1382241701452992513'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>This is not the first time Farage, who has been a long-time ally of former President Trump, has fallen victim to pranksters.</p><p>In this clip from 2019, another prankster got the better of Farage on his then show on LBC radio on the subject of Brexit.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This isnt the first time <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NigelFarage'src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NigelFarage</a> has been pranked<br><br>CALLER: I used to be an ardent remainer until something monumental happened that completely changed my view<br><br>FARAGE: What was that monumental thing, Mark'<br><br>MARK: I was kicked in the head by a horse!<a href="https://t.co/Cynm5eL6YT">pic.twitter.com/Cynm5eL6YT</a></p> Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1382288684787978242'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Farage <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/nigel-farage-steps-down-as-reform-uk-leader-after-saying-he-has-achieved-his-lifes-work-12238504">recently announced</a> that he is standing down from frontline politics, after achieving what he described as his "life's work" of campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nigel-farage-pranked-cameo-wishes-happy-birthday-to-hugh-janus-2021-4#comments">Join the conversation about this story »</a></p> <p>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/candy-corn-ingredients-made-of-gelatin-lac-resin-halloween-sugar-syrup-2017-10">What candy corn is actually made of</a></p>
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