I haven’t worked in a while and despite this I’m still getting paid

It’s agency work, basically sent to wherever (if there’s a spot available) I have nothing from my boss for quite a while, but despite so, I am still getting paid every Friday (it just happened now) I believe it’s an error but I’m not complaining, I absolutely love it. But I fear that my boss would ask if I got paid for the weeks where I did not work. Am I overthinking this or is it best to just keep my mouth shut and deny any knowledge?

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You're legally obligated to pay back if discovered depending where you live
Either invest it in a HYSA for risk free money or be prepared to move away if discovered to avoid the debt collection
Some people have fought it in court and won though
Don't lie to them that'd fuck you legally. Can you just ignore them and ghost and if that happens?
Did you have to sign a thingy that authorizes them to take back overpayments when you enrolled in direct deposit or whatever?
- nothing was signed
  
  Then they'll likely have to ask you for the money back. Like GaveUp mentioned, you might be able to glean a bit of interest off of it, but you'll need to be ready to pay it back when they eventually figure it out.
For multiple reasons you should let them know that they are paying you in error. The longer you let it go on, the more of a problem it will become imo.
First thing, is your boss "cool"? If so, maybe find a way to contact them outside of corporate monitored channels and let them know. It might turn out they're doing you a solid.
If you've got any paperwork about your employment, you might try finding and rereading it to make sure you're not on something that could be argued is a kind of "retainer".
If you boss isn't cool, you might need to contact HR. If you aren't doing peicemeal work, are getting paid a salary, and you haven't been terminated maybe there's a case that nobody is going to try to clawback the pay.

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