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1. • • "We confirm that VIA Rail is not offering a discount card of this nature and that this is not a VIA Rail initiative," the company told AFP in a June 16 email. "There are currently several active social media scams offering gift cards or free travel with VIA Rail in exchange for answering a survey and/or paying a small fee."
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     VIA Rail pass offer is a scam - Fact Check

2. www.facebook.com › viarailcanada › postsVIA Rail Canada - Fraud/Scam warning: There are currently...

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   Fraud/Scam warning: There are currently some active social media scams offering gift cards or free travel with VIA Rail in exchange for answering a survey and/or paying a small fee.

3. factcheck.afp.com › docVIA Rail pass offer is a scam - Fact Check

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   Jun 20, 2023 · Widely shared Facebook posts claim Canada's largest passenger rail operator is offering annual passes for a dollar. This is not a genuine offer; VIA Rail confirmed it had no such...

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4. www.facebook.com › viarailcanada › postsVIA Rail Canada - SCAM WARNING // AVERTISSEMENT DE... - Facebook

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   VIA Rail has been made aware of several active social media scams offering gift cards or free travel with VIA Rail in exchange for answering a survey and/or paying a small fee. Legitimate VIA Rail promotional offers will only be advertised on our official channels.

5. ottawa.ctvnews.ca › gift-card-scams-affectingGift card scams affecting Canadians across the country

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   Dec 12, 2022 · Canadians are being warned about a gift card scam that is happening across the country, which involves the manipulation of the bar code on the back of the card.

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7. www.viarail.ca › en › offersGift Cards - Give the Gift of Travel - VIA Rail

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   cannot be exchanged for cash, cannot be used as payment for products on board our trains. See the full list of eligible products and services. How to buy a gift card. You can purchase your virtual gift card online, but also at the ticket counter in our train stations.

8. www.reddit.com › r › ViaRailFake VIA Rail gift card scams on Facebook : r/ViaRail - Reddit

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   "Travel on a free pass" and other Facebook pages that advertise on Facebook to make their scams appear on people's feed. They are offering "free" VIA Rail gift cards by giving them $1.45. It's a chance thing, so this is gambling.

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   Are Via Rail gift cards a scam?

   • "There are currently several active social media scams offering gift cards or free travel with VIA Rail in exchange for answering a survey and/or paying a small fee." On April 4, VIA Rail published a warning on Facebook (archived here), alerting customers to the presence of scams and ways to spot illegitimate offers.

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   Does Via Rail offer a free a year card?

   • "Via Rail is offering a promotion where all Canadian residents can get a card for $1, which can be used to ride trains for free for a year." says the text of a June 14 Facebook post that received over 65,000 views in 24 hours. Similar posts advertise what appears to be a VIA Rail promotion to ride the system for one Canadian dollar a year.

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   Is Via Rail offering annual passes for a dollar?

   • Get in touch. Widely shared Facebook posts claim Canada's largest passenger rail operator is offering annual passes for a dollar. This is not a genuine offer; VIA Rail confirmed it had no such promotion and has alerted customers about scams that collect fees for fake fare deals.

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   Is 'travel on a free pass' a scam?

   • "Travel on a free pass" and other Facebook pages that advertise on Facebook to make their scams appear on people's feed. They are offering "free" VIA Rail gift cards by giving them $1.45. It's a chance thing, so this is gambling. Clearly, this can't be legal. They're really going all on Facebook right now it seems.

   Fake VIA Rail gift card scams on Facebook : r/ViaRail - Reddit

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   Can I buy a gift card at a train station?

   • Please note that physical gift cards are no longer sold at stations. You can now purchase virtual gift cards directly online. The virtual gift card allows you to make ticket purchases online, by phone or at the station. Please note that it is no longer be possible to make purchases on board a train with a gift card.

   Gift Cards - Give the Gift of Travel - VIA Rail

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   How do I buy a virtual gift card?

   • Buy a virtual gift card 1. Find the gift card number in the purchase confirmation email. 2. Enter the card number on the “Review and Pay” screen when booking. 3. If you have a VIA Rail account, you can add the gift card to your payment options for a faster checkout.

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