Exhibit 23

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-30677 and
333-69792) and Form S-3 (File No. 333-33527) of our report dated March 18, 2005,
on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Four Oaks Fincorp,
Inc. as of December 31, 2004 and for the year then ended, which report is
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ Dixon Hughes PLLC



Sanford, North Carolina
March 29, 2005

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