How Debt Buyers Trick You with Re-Aged Accounts – CreditFixGuy

Debt buyers don’t just buy old accounts—they try to make them look new again. If you’ve ever seen a collection suddenly reappear with a “new” date, it’s not always a mistake. Many times, it’s a tactic. This episode explains how debt buyers illegally re-age accounts, what the Date of First Delinquency (DOFD) really means, and how this shady practice can keep an old debt on your credit report longer than the law allows