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& A& S9 i% v! E2 d4 \7 FTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.. a6 e1 R9 i" ?- {2 D, }$ o
) S R8 W" _+ w9 I7 M1 E% e# ~The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.! t6 l" c8 X) w+ k. B
$ c0 e3 j4 j6 BBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online." ^6 O$ w5 ?; [( ]& p1 a0 X% `7 y- a- `
. ~; {$ o$ o5 o: o3 x# z"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.( x8 R* |. j) s% s* E }. f
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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.
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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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