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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.2 P2 r! Y% G9 Z( j6 J2 a
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.& q- ~: G+ M( z/ \1 _2 c9 H0 Y2 l8 ^
; Z( n3 ]0 p" EBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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"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.
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, q# ?9 L) @6 G, nHe 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.5 h9 O1 W* G- n
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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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