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Exhibit 32.3

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350
      As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


The undersigned  hereby  certifies  that, to his or her knowledge,  (i) the Form
10-Q/A filed by Four Oaks  Fincorp,  Inc.  (the  "Issuer") for the quarter ended
September  30, 2009 (the  "Report"),  fully  complies with the  requirements  of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and
(ii) the information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer on the
dates and for the periods presented therein.


                                        FOUR OAKS FINCORP, INC.


Date: November 24, 2009                 By: /s/ Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
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                                        Ayden R. Lee, Jr.
                                        Chairman, President and
                                        Chief Executive Officer


This  Certification  is being furnished solely to accompany this Report pursuant
to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not,  except to the
extent  required by the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  be deemed  "filed" by the
Issuer 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
Issuer 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 has been
provided to the Issuer and will be retained by the Issuer and  furnished  to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request