Floyd Mayweather Jr. is accused of scamming a Miami man out of $4 million for fake FaceTime calls with billionaire Elon Musk that never happened.
Mayweather and his real estate partner Jona Rechnitz were named in a lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court by Tequila tycoon and digital musician Jayson Winer (pictured center).
Winer claims Mayweather bragged of unlimited access to the world’s richest man and offered to set up FaceTime calls between Winer and Musk for $4 million.
Winer told The-Sun that he wanted access to Musk because his X (Twitter) page was shadow banned.
Court papers obtained by The-Sun alleges Mayweather never contacted Musk, whom he referred to as “my guy.”
Winer said the boxer sent a screenshot as “proof” – but the screenshot was fake and no video call took place.
When Winer complained that the discount never went through, it was eventually agreed that the semi-retired boxer would text Musk for $1 million instead.
Winer re-negotiated the new discount to include watches worth $160,000 and an additional $20,000 cash.
Mayweather sent a bodyguard to Winer’s home in Miami to pick up the watches and cash. But still no video call took place.
Winer told The Sun that he was “shocked” and “devastated” by the deception.
“It’s almost a year since it happened and my life hasn’t been the same ever since,” he said.
Winer claims Mayweather and Rechnitz preyed on his “desperation” after his X account appeared to be shadow banned, which meant his content was less visible to his followers.
Winer, a digital musician, attempted to sell 21,000 pieces of digital art in a seven-day auction online. But he wasn’t able to properly advertise the auction on X because of the shadow ban.
Mayweather and Musk reportedly met when the SpaceX founder was in training for a caged fight with META CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2023. The fight was eventually canceled.
There is no indication that Musk ever knew about the FaceTime discount.
The lawsuit comes weeks after Mayweather agreed to an exhibition fight with Mike Tyson scheduled for Spring 2026.
Mayweather is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He is undefeated with a record of 50 wins and 27 knockouts. He has won 15 world titles in 5 different weight classes.
There are rumors that Mayweather is broke, despite flaunting millions of dollars in cash, homes and cars on social media.
In early 2024, Mayweather was detained by the Dubai government over unpaid debt.
According to EURweb.com, Mayweather’s debt allegedly stemmed from accusations of misconduct towards a woman abroad, leading to a financial settlement to avoid legal repercussions.
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