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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.0 e3 U: E+ p/ m3 e- Z7 R& D/ w
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.2 k* o ], M) \2 f3 B5 ^" |! N/ N
# o, ^' p7 ?4 R) P* F1 KBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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$ H+ N4 e% {" F3 R"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.9 J3 i) q2 j8 y0 k/ N- S3 B
9 o' G( g' n+ G+ B* zHe 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.4 k0 ]' h6 }- o9 O. Z& ?
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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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