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6 X, m% Q6 s" d& fTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.: v# _$ @$ [$ d. [4 }6 U: 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.9 l% ?, l _9 a3 Z( z: I- _ t
3 N+ e4 x4 U1 y+ e6 y, @. {- `& y [& LBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.: Z2 s$ n; b" q: S4 q* C$ x
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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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1 f/ A- U6 r5 Z& ]- i# S I T7 C5 y' w3 c; KHe 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./ V. G8 v4 d# Q2 x; o
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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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