Problem with import java.util.*; dont know whats wrong

I just started learning java and i made this small game. here is the code

Code java:

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<import java.util.*;
 
class GuessingGame 
{
 public static void main (String []args)
 {
 System.out.println("Welcome to the GUESSING GAME"); 
 
 
 Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
 Random rand = new Random();
 int guess = 0;
 int round = 1; 
 int score = 0;
 String rating="";
 
 while (round <= 10)
  {
  int think = rand.nextInt(10)+1;
  int tries = 1;
  System.out.println("Round:"+round);
  System.out.println();
  System.out.println("I am thinking of a number from 1 to 10.");
  System.out.println("You must guess what it is in three tries.");
  System.out.println("Enter a guess:");
 
 while (tries < 4 )
  {
   guess = scan.nextInt();
 
   if (guess == think)
    {
    System.out.println("RIGHT!");
    System.out.println("You have won this round.");
    System.out.println();
    score = score + 1;
    tries = tries + 3;
    }
   else 
    {
     if (guess == think + 1 || guess == think -1)
       {
       System.out.println("hot");
       }
 
     if (guess == think + 2 || guess == think -2)
       {
       System.out.println("warm");
       }
      else
       {
        System.out.println("cold");
       }
     }
    tries = tries + 1;
   }
 if (guess != think)
 {
 System.out.println("Wrong");
 System.out.println("The correct number was "+think+".");
 System.out.println("You have lost this round");
 }
 
  round = round + 1;
  }
 System.out.println();
 System.out.println("Game over!");
 System.out.println("You have won "+score+" out of 10 rounds");
 if (score <= 7 ){rating = new String ("Amateurs");}
 if (score == 8 ){rating = new String ("Advanced");}
 if (score == 9 ){rating = new String ("Professionals");}
 if (score == 10){rating = new String("Hackers");}
 System.out.println("Your rating: "+rating);
 }
}>

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WHen i compile it in cmd i get this error message:
"guessinggame.java:11: error: cannot access Scanner
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
^
bad source file: .\Scanner.java
file does not contain class Scanner
Please remove or make sure it appears in the correct subdirectory of the sourcepath.
1 error
"

when i change the import to "import java.util.Scanner; & import java.util.Random;"
it works
WHy does it not work with import java.util.*;??
PLS HELP

(BTW in the game itself are maybe some bugs .. i have not tested it yet... my problem is the java util thing)

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bad source file: .\Scanner.java

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Do you have a file named Scanner.java? That could confuse the compiler.

OMG it really helped ... i found two files: named Scanner.java and SCANNER.java from some other excercise i did
i renamed it and now everything is fine again :D .

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

Could you please explain my shortly why the java compiler had the problem with util.*;
and with util.Scanner; not ??

I think with the full path to Scanner it used that version, but with the * it used your version of Scanner.

In general it is a bad idea to name your class the same as a Java SE class.
Add a prefix like My to make the class name unique.

ah ok thank you very much :D