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+ w' o" ?1 f+ i* UTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.3 Z! N: L8 h% z0 G3 c; N
# F+ ?# ~1 C% P! x" e2 eThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.* Q9 Y/ l/ Y' [, C9 b% I6 G% q+ h
9 Z" m5 ]' y7 y) y. sBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.- N5 T7 K, r, F" l
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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.
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! a3 O8 r/ _! `- h; b. ]# s# g5 z; O"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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