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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.2 p; R: { C7 C, ~8 }7 `. I- X) A7 F8 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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6 |* N0 I- P+ d7 @# ~/ ~5 oBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.' u* M$ _+ } e7 |5 s: U
' l Q% n& A) ]"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.5 O. }2 g) t8 F3 Z2 D& T5 d1 a
# y% E( j8 Y! G tHe 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- Z% H) |9 p9 J0 [
, s0 Q0 a' A5 N"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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