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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.: i4 H, z8 q5 ]% G3 B* A: c
0 @* x# g. {9 U ?1 h7 \The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.$ n% T h* K# V' z9 s
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.9 V' p x6 ]& J7 S& J. h
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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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3 \7 B' B2 i, |. 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./ x. n% E/ d! J2 i* e p
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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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