Exhibit 32.3

              Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             as adopted pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K/A for the year ending December 31, 2008 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ayden
R. Lee, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

                                                         /s/ Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
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                                                         Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
                                                         Chairman, President and
                                                         Chief Executive Officer


                                                         March 19, 2009

     This Certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed "filed" by the Company for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, whether made before or after the date of this Report, irrespective of
any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.