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9 A) y5 A$ Q8 c* BTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.& P4 C& o/ U9 V7 j& p
: ~, E2 m/ K6 r2 D( r' `9 D. ]The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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; v0 z, i& [* r# B( l. [4 ~But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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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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$ w# C6 t8 `( iHe 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., H8 ^# Q+ k9 ]! K; D, B9 {
7 t( M, [) I! q$ N! k1 R. p"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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