Illegal U-Pass sales costing TransLink millions

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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.

7 h$ P( y/ P2 L2 \/ l' G- KThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.

# Z2 V6 C4 ^  r$ h5 U# v5 |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.

2 [1 Z6 v1 F' A9 A$ dHe 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.

  b" h; m2 M6 v"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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不明白他们损失在哪儿了  数百万？？？ 学生们不也是花钱买的吗？

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可能学生卖和其他人卖价格不同

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学生便宜很多