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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.$ K D4 P$ \0 U& f; u' d# A: T* O% _) ?
$ l% ^+ W/ v7 y4 V( fThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.7 b2 i" \: x3 ^* ^3 }
r5 U4 X3 A- h& j( `8 A/ s8 q6 ?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.' w8 @7 u" i) \$ p& a
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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.& x; @- e# {2 j3 ~/ o
4 _5 U; D) r# Y: D3 z% K# y"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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