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[加国新闻] Illegal U-Pass sales costing TransLink millions

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发表于 2012-1-27 17:36 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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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.
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  S' T  R; R, I- D; n$ \3 TThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.* u+ j3 L* @  \0 S2 i
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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.% Z  A2 z+ C# j, J; I2 B

5 m( m# D1 b/ H6 e; |1 G' w"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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发表于 2012-1-27 22:15 | 显示全部楼层
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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 楼主| 发表于 2012-1-28 10:41 | 显示全部楼层
可能学生卖和其他人卖价格不同
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发表于 2012-1-28 11:46 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
理袁律师事务所
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发表于 2012-1-28 12:49 | 显示全部楼层
学生便宜很多
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