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“He should give me my money back,” said Armstrong.

The man Armstrong hired is Matthew Beal, who owns Post2Coast Vinyl Fencing.

While declining to be interviewed on camera, Beal agreed to speak to Global Okanagan over the phone.

“I don’t feel like I did anything wrong,” he told us.

Beal said he would not return the $ 2,000 because he had already spent it on materials for Armstrong’s fence. He also said he would like Armstrong to prove she can pay the full amount first before he starts the job.

“I won’t start the job until she’s fully paid,” said Beal. “I’m not ready to do this until you can show me you have $ 4,000 until you can pay me at the end of the job.”

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Since he is not refunding the cash deposit, Global News asked Beal why he shouldn’t give Armstrong the material he bought.

He replied, “Why is a reporter calling like she (Catherine) has my number.”

According to their Facebook page, the address for Post2Coast Vinyl Fencing is 3500 Carrington Road in West Kelowna, but when Global Okanagan visited the site there was no such store in that location.

Beal admitted on the phone that this isn’t the actual address for his business, but said there was a good reason for it.

“I run my business from home,” he said.

When asked why he would put the wrong address on the Facebook page, Beal replied, “So people don’t know where I live.”

As Armstrong ponders her next step to get their money back, she advises others to learn from their mistake.

“Never trust anyone,” she said.

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