According to tech website Protocol, Sweeney recently received a direct message on Twitter from Musk requesting him to take down the account due to security risks. 

Sweeney replied: "Yes, I can, but it'll cost you a Model 3 only joking unless?"

Elon Musk's Jet has 88k followers and uses bots programmed to track every time Musk departs and arrives at airports worldwide. 

The account is becoming so popular that Musk is getting nervous. He told Sweeney, "I don't love the idea of being shot by a nutcase." 

Musk, the world's richest man (according to Bloomberg data), offered Sweeney a measly $5k to remove the account to "keep crazy people from tracking his location." 

Sweeney responded: "Any chance to up that to $50k? It would be a great support in college and would possibly allow me to get a car, maybe even a Model 3."

Musk has since gone radio silent since the last exchange on Jan. 19. 

For some color on the complexity of the bots tracking Musk's private jet. The protocol provides more color: