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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.7 y# Z. h7 d5 g s' {3 P: G
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.8 d5 g% Z8 r( E8 o6 k5 f' J; v$ I
% \% _ g: q1 DBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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% {6 y, N: T* N5 w, f5 [5 l"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.+ P- k% n) k7 e$ _( {$ h0 ?, |
& u# c$ w* B3 K4 mHe 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.
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"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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