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) ?7 z; Y/ P( ^9 p! V6 W2 mTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.& y, k( t2 C/ \8 n
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.; T8 ~% i8 w' p) M1 {* J
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.1 U) h; C! A* I
% R4 w4 S* @# c+ B' }"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.* \& h6 G4 L' k- |( [
' [8 D% L7 b6 d9 d0 n1 zHe 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.- s/ c8 M. Z# I; m
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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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