laintiff to allege fraudulent intent generally, a plaintiff must allege facts that give rise to a strong inference of fraudulent intent. Shields v. Citytrust Bancorp, Inc., 25 F.3d 1124, 1128 (2d Cir. 1994). This strong inference can be established either "(a) by alleging facts to show that defendants had both motive

e made; and (4) explain why the statements were fraudulent. Anatian v. Coutts Bank (Swift) Ltd., 193 F.3d 85, 88 (2d Cir. 1999) (quoting Shields v. Citytrust Bancorp, Inc., 25 F.3d 1124, 1128 (2d Cir. 1994)). Plaintiffs' Complaint fails miserably to meet this standard. Under Rule 9(b), Plaintiffs must do more than mak