Eric Muhammad, one of Michael Jackson’s most trusted minders have been caught cashing in on his boss’ death by secretly demanding 150,000 dollars for the piece of memorabilia.

The bodyguard took the silky black mask from the Thriller star’s limo after he drove children Prince, Blanket and Paris to LA hospital where doctors frantically tried to save their dying father.

The bodyguard’s betrayal has been exposed after he tried to clinch a deal with undercover News of the World reporter posing as a rich businessman.

In a meeting with the undercover, Eric Muhammad pulled out the mask from a plastic zip lock bag and said “This is the only way I could, you know, preserve it. This was his and you are more than welcome to DNA it. It still has his make-up on it. It still smells like him”.

He further added “It’s very sentimental to me and it’s personal. The number that I had initially in my mind was to offer it up for 200 grand”.