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5 E' O9 i7 d( J4 L! l2 w% gTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.1 X3 Z1 H; @9 J4 V
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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4 A. _) [1 m2 q# z# [; H, W1 kBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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" f, d: c8 `) N5 G. P. H"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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$ k* ]4 f6 a1 J3 C' uHe 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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+ }6 w3 {) ?. ~9 H7 ]7 u; |"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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