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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.$ h! g7 [* j$ V# h0 T
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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 @+ A6 N. x5 t2 p& e! tBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.+ E# `2 i1 V/ n7 i
. x/ C' K D. e"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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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.
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: D) l/ }" r4 _( }# ?"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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