The proposed work provides a forensic description of the crime in question, defines the structure and content of criminally significant information that makes it possible to overcome the difficulties that investigators face in investigating criminal cases of the category under investigation. Based on a generalization of practice materials, typical investigative situations that arise at various stages of pre-trial proceedings are analyzed, practical recommendations are proposed for organizing verification of messages on the fact of receiving a bribe, preliminary investigation at the initial and subsequent stages, and individual investigative actions. The manual is intended for students, teachers of higher educational institutions, scientists, investigators, prosecutors and judges.