2 is far better than 1 -- "because" is clearly setting up a cause-and-result idea in sentence 2. The word "due" has a different meaning (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/due?s=t ) although you'll hear and read this phrasing quite a bit. It just doesn't have the same cause-and-result meaning that "because" does.
3 is OK, yes.
I'd use 4 and 6; I wouldn't use 5 unless "in" were followed by "at."
1. The team's success was due to her efforts.
2. The team's success was because of her efforts.
3. The team's success was thanks to her efforts.
[Can we use all the expressions? Are they the same?]
4. I have to drop by the bank to make a savings deposit.
5. I have to drop in the bank to make a savings deposit.
6. I have to drop into the bank to make a savings deposit.
[Can we use 'by,' 'in', and 'into' interchangeably without changing the meaning?]
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