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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.( U4 h* o/ Z7 G r: h0 R) Z
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.3 w# a& U7 _; d9 M
+ f% q- n, e" A j/ z) jBut 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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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.7 ^ x' L$ _+ B
7 c# D, N" [/ L6 |"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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