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A call from Joseph De no name who he works with something about a clame no other infor maybe scams

Guy called using (716) 332-6650 number.  He said that he needed to talk to me about a pending legal claim against me and to call the 888 number.  No other info given.  Possible scam?

Yeah, if there is a pending lawsuit and you don't know about it, then you damn sure don't want to talk to a stranger on the phone about it. Every aspect of any legal action is done in writing, so all you have to do is ignore the caller, don't worry about a lawsuit. If you get something in the mail from the court, you can worry about it at that time.

told me if I did not make a payment of almost $1,000 by 4 pm Friday, a lawsuit was being filed on monday morning. caller identified herself as lisa jacobs from alliance financial capital management. Te: a missed payment that was missed in Feb., 2017 that has accrued interest, on a lease agreement that was paid in full in April., 2017, electronicly.

I can't find a DC by that name.  Threats of a lawsuit usually mean that they are trying to extort money from you.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.  

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general