If you dream that you are giving ransom, it indicates that there is a person who you are attempting to make a hit with so that they will not block you from achieving your goals. You will make an effort to deal with a task that you were unable to solve by using force.
If you dream that you are taking ransom from someone, it is a sign that the person who wronged you in the past will come to rely on you in the future. Having a dream in which you are demanding ransom suggests that there is a person for whom you are making things difficult by understanding the terrible aim that they have, or that there is a person that you will test because you realize the genuine intention that they have.
If you dream that someone is demanding ransom from you, it is a portent of a person who will disappoint you in the end by giving you a negative answer and keeping you busy for no reason. This person is a dishonest trader who will claim that they will assist you even though they do not have the ability to do so.
Taking ransom in your dream is a portent of a dishonest person to whom you will turn for help in order to get through the challenges that you are now facing.