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: \+ {+ @2 H$ E S/ {Translink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.: C: U- L4 H/ v E7 H
$ y' R5 S; W' D5 @5 I: HThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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6 S* a; x6 }" D& q7 ^2 pBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online., L: U2 d$ v: B: S
3 V2 _9 U; w! V* ]( F0 T g- X* @& m"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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) k8 q0 d; M! f/ z# c: O1 x S0 L$ hHe 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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7 i6 D/ l8 J4 j' g' _/ S7 b1 e* w( I"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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