MOSS ADAMS LLP
Certified Public Accountants
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of United Security Bancshares of our report dated January 9, 2002 appearing in United Security Bancshares Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
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Stockton, California September 24, 2002 |