Is a fraudulent misrepresentation sufficient to sustain a fraud claim?

Finally, plaintiffs allege that defendants recorded documents to initiate foreclosure proceedings with knowledge of their falsity and with intent to defraud plaintiffs. These conclusory allegations are insufficient to support a fraud claim. "In California, fraud must be pled specifically; general and conclusory allegations do not suffice. [Citations.]" (Lazar v. Superior Court (1996) 12 Cal.4th 631, 645.) " 'Thus " 'the policy of liberal construction of the pleadings . . . will not ordinarily be invoked to sustain a pleading defective in any material respect.' " [Citation.] [] This particularity requirement necessitates pleading facts which "show how, when, where, to whom, and by what means the representations were tendered." ' [Citation.]" (Ibid.)