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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.
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* }8 h* a9 ]2 x$ F7 g$ d9 d0 w6 QThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.# Y' _/ p' ^% r# M+ n1 n. |6 Y4 m
" O t* [4 T G1 ]( YBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online. ^9 m, C% E, U) D6 C4 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.% G5 P1 b1 R E }. Y. B' r
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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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"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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