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Translink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.
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' D8 I4 C! E7 WThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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4 f0 T2 Q6 m6 o$ a) iBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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) K2 Z: H6 Z0 V* u& u+ \0 R"Anybody who buys and uses a U-Pass needs to know that there are serious consequences if they're caught and we do catch people," he said.9 ?, L. Z! ]/ K6 h
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He warns officials do monitor Craigslist and other similar sites and will often pose as buyers to catch offenders, who could face criminal charges, including fraud.! o8 o1 ~2 n4 ~$ ]
: q$ ~) Y! C- S1 ^' f6 n"We know that, in some cases, the international students have been active in this activity. You can understand that being charged with a criminal offense could impact somebody's status in Canada, so they're taking a horrible risk, particularly," said Hardie. |
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