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                                  May 19, 2008

   VIA CERTIFIED MAIL

   RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

   Buckeye Check Cashing

   Attn: Mark Wickersham

   7001 Post Rd

   Dublin, OH 43016

   RE: File No. EB-08-TC-2053

   Dear Mr. Wickersham:

   This is an official CITATION, issued pursuant to section 503(b)(5) of the
   Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. S: 503(b)(5),
   for violations of the Act and the Federal Communications Commission's
   rules that govern telephone solicitations and unsolicited advertisements.
   As explained below, you may appeal this citation. In addition, future
   violations of the Act or Commission's rules in this regard may subject you
   and your company to monetary forfeitures.

   Attached are consumer complaints regarding autodialed, prerecorded, or
   artificial voice messages that your company, acting under your direction,
   has delivered to an emergency telephone line, a telephone line of a guest
   or patient room at a health care facility, or a telephone number assigned
   to a paging service, cellular telephone service or any service for which
   the called party is charged for the call. These complaints indicate that
   you and your company have violated section 227(b)(1)(A) of the Act and
   section 64.1200(a)(1) of the Commission's rules. See 47 U.S.C. S:
   227(b)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. S: 64.1200(a)(1).

   Under Section 227(b)(1)(A) of the Act and section 64.1200(a)(1) of the
   Commission's rules, it is unlawful for any person within the United
   States, or any person outside the United

   States if the recipient is within the United States to initiate calls
   using an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or
   prerecorded voice to (1) any emergency telephone line, (2) the telephone
   line of any guest or patient room at a health care facility, or (3) any
   telephone number assigned to a paging service, cellular telephone service
   or any service for which the called party is charged for the call. The
   provisions provide exceptions when the call is made (1) for emergency
   purposes, or (2) with the prior express consent of the called party.

   Additionally, it appears that you and your company have also violated
   other Commission rules that govern all prerecorded messages. Under section
   64.1200(b), prerecorded messages must, at the beginning of the message,
   state clearly the identity of the business (the name under which the
   business is registered to conduct business with the State Corporation
   Commission or comparable regulatory authority), individual, or other
   entity that is responsible for initiating the call. In addition, the
   telephone number or address of such business, or individual, or other
   entity must be provided either during or after the prerecorded message.
   According to the attached information received by the Commission, it
   appears that your telephone solicitation(s) did not contain all of the
   required information.

   If, after receipt of this citation, you or your company violate the
   Communications Act or the Commission's rules in any manner described
   herein, the Commission may impose monetary forfeitures not to exceed
   $11,000 for each such violation or each day of a continuing violation.

   You may respond to this citation within 30 days from the date of this
   letter either through (1) a personal interview at the Commission's Field
   Office nearest to your place of business, or (2) a written statement. You
   may use this response to appeal this citation. For example, you may claim
   that you can document that you had an established business relationship
   with the called party at the time of the call or that you are a tax-exempt
   nonprofit organization. In addition, your response should specify the
   actions that you are taking to ensure that you do not violate the
   Commission's rules governing prerecorded messages, as described above.

   You may schedule a personal interview at the nearest Commission field
   office. These offices are located in: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago,
   IL; Columbia, MD; Dallas, TX;

   Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans,
   LA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA;
   Seattle, WA; and Tampa, FL. Please call Al McCloud at 202-418-2499 if you
   wish to schedule a personal interview. You should schedule any interview
   to take place within 30 days of the date of this letter. You should send
   any written statement within 30 days of the date of this letter to:

   Kurt A. Schroeder

   Deputy Chief

   Telecommunications Consumers Division

   Enforcement Bureau

   Federal Communications Commission

   445-12th Street, S.W.

   Rm. 4-C222

   Washington, D.C. 20554

   Reference EB-08-TC-2053 when corresponding with the Commission.

   Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon
   request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need
   including as much detail as you can. Also include a way we can contact you
   if we need more information. Please allow at least 5 days advance notice;
   last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send
   an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
   Bureau:

   For sign language interpreters, CART, and other reasonable accommodations:

   202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty);

   For accessible format materials (braille, large print, electronic files,
   and audio

   format): 202-418-0531 (voice), 202-418-7365 (tty).

   Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. S: 552(a)(e)(3), we are informing
   you that the Commission's staff will use all relevant material information
   before it, including information that you disclose in your interview or
   written statement, to determine what, if any, enforcement action is
   required to ensure your compliance with the Communications Act and the
   Commission's rules.

   The knowing and willful making of any false statement, or the concealment
   of any material fact, in reply to this citation is punishable by fine or
   imprisonment under 18 U.S.C.

   S: 1001.

   Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

   Sincerely,

   Kurt A. Schroeder

   Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Consumers Division

   Enforcement Bureau

   Federal Communications Commission

   Enclosures

   47 U.S.C. S: 227; 47 C.F.R. S: 64.1200. A copy of these provisions is
   enclosed for your convenience. Section 227 was added to the Communications
   Act by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 and is most commonly
   known as the TCPA. The TCPA and the Commission's parallel rules restrict a
   variety of practices that are associated with telephone solicitation and
   use of the telephone network to deliver unsolicited advertisements,
   including prerecorded messages to residential telephone lines.

   We have attached one complaint at issue in this citation. Within the
   complaint is the telephone number 866-354-0567, which your business
   utilized during the time period at issue.

   The term "automatic telephone dialing system" means "equipment which has
   the capacity  to store or produce telephone numbers to be called, using a
   random or sequential number generator, and to dial such numbers." 47
   U.S.C. S: 227(a)(1); 47 C.F.R. S: 64.1200(f)(1).

   47 U.S.C. S: 227(b)(1)(A)(i) - (iii); 47 C.F.R. S: 64.1200(a)(1)(i) -
   (iii).

   47 U.S.C. S: 227(b)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. S: 64.1200(a)(1).

   Any telephone number so provided may not be for (1) an autodialer or
   prerecorded message player that placed the call, (2) a 900 number, or (3)
   any other number for which charges exceed local or long distance
   transmission charges. In addition, any such telephone number provided in
   connection with a prerecorded sales messages to a residential telephone
   subscriber must permit any individual to make a do-not-call request during
   regular business hours for the duration of the telemarketing campaign.

   See 47 C.F.R. S: 1.80(b)(3).

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